Krishna
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Krishna also known as Govinda, Madhava, Gopala, and other names and titles is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and as the Supreme God in his own right. He is
Krishna depicted in dark skin, in accordance with the meaning of the name
Murti of Krishna at ISKCON, Pune
Vāsudeva-Krishna, on a coin of Agathocles of Bactria, c. 180 BCE. This is "the earliest unambiguous image" of the deity.
Heliodorus Pillar, Madhya Pradesh, c. 120 BCE; inscription identifies Heliodorus as a Bhagvatena, and paraphrases a Sanskrit verse from the Mahabharata.
Vasudeva
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Vasudeva, also called Anakadundubhi, is the father of the Hindu deities Vāsudeva-Krishna, Balarama, and Subhadra. He was a king of the Vrishnis. His sister Kunti was married to Pandu.
Krishna
…handsome youth with Radha or surrounded by female devotees, or a friendly charioteer giving counsel to Arjuna. Krishna was born in Mathura to Devaki and Vasudeva, but was raised by Nanda and Yashoda in Gokul to escape his maternal uncle, the tyrant king Kamsa. His life, as given in texts, incorporates highly…
Vasudeva secretly exits the prison to go to Gokula, a painting by Raja Ravi Varma
Krishna and Balarama meeting their parents (painting by Raja Ravi Varma)
Vasudeva Takes the Infant Krishna Across the Yamuna River. Master at the Court of Mankot, c. 1700. Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh
Vasudeva carrying baby Krishna in a basket across the Yamuna, Art of Mathura, circa 1st century CE