Bala Krishna

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Bala Krishna is the child form of the Hindu god Krishna, venerated for his playful and mischievous divine pastimes.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Muralikrishna 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity
child deity
form of Krishna
religious icon
alsoKnownAs Baal Krishna NERFINISHED
Balakrishna NERFINISHED
Gopal NERFINISHED
Laddu Gopal NERFINISHED
Makhan Chor NERFINISHED
associatedFestival Gokulashtami NERFINISHED
Krishna Janmashtami NERFINISHED
associatedPlace Gokul NERFINISHED
Vrindavan NERFINISHED
associatedWith Vaishnavism NERFINISHED
butter stealing
cowherd community
gopis
culturalRegion Hindu diaspora communities
India NERFINISHED
Nepal NERFINISHED
depictsStageOfLife childhood of Krishna
devotionalPractice home shrine worship
offering of sweets
ritual bathing (abhisheka)
epithetMeaning young Krishna NERFINISHED
fosterParent Nanda NERFINISHED
Yashoda NERFINISHED
hasFormOf Krishna NERFINISHED
iconographyFeature butter in hand
butter pot
crawling posture
flute
peacock feather
knownFor divine pastimes
mischievous behavior
playful nature
narrativeSource Bhagavata Purana NERFINISHED
Harivamsa NERFINISHED
Vishnu Purana NERFINISHED
parent Devaki NERFINISHED
Vasudeva NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
symbolizes divine joy
innocence
playful divinity
veneratedAs child form of Krishna
worshippedBy Hindus NERFINISHED
Vaishnavas NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

tribhanga posture of Krishna associatedWithForm Bala Krishna
this entity surface form: Muralikrishna