Radha, also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of the god Krishna. She is the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion, and devotion. In scriptures, Radha is mentioned as the avatar of Lakshmi and also as the MÅ«laprakriti, the Supreme goddess, who is the feminine counterpart and internal potency of Krishna. Radha accompanies Krishna in all his incarnations. Radha's birthday is celebrated every year on the occasion of Radhashtami.
Radha at ISKCON Temple, Pune
14th-century fresco of Radha (right) and Krishna (left, playing flute) in Udaipur, Rajasthan.
Jayadeva recites the mantra to Radha Krishna by Manaku.
Painting of Radha with Krishna, by M. V. Dhurandhar, 1915.
Devī is the Sanskrit word for 'goddess'; the masculine form is deva. Devi and deva mean 'heavenly, divine, anything of excellence', and are also gender-specific terms for a deity in Hinduism.
A sculpture of the goddess Lakshmi
Parvati riding a lion with her son Ganesha
Lakshmi
Image of goddess Saraswati