Haladhara

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Haladhara is another name for the Hindu deity Balarama, revered as Krishna’s elder brother and famed for wielding the plough as his primary weapon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Balarama
Hindu deity
affiliation Vaishnavism NERFINISHED
alternateName Balarama NERFINISHED
associatedSymbol palm tree
plough
associatedWith Krishna NERFINISHED
Vishnu NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Kurukshetra War (as non-participant warrior) NERFINISHED
Yadava dynasty NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Dvaraka NERFINISHED
Gokul NERFINISHED
Vrindavan NERFINISHED
avatarOf Shesha NERFINISHED
birthOrder elder brother of Krishna
cosmicForm serpent Shesha in transcendental aspect
cultCenter Baladevjew Temple NERFINISHED
Puri NERFINISHED
Vrindavan NERFINISHED
epithetMeaning bearer of the plough
festival Ratha Yatra NERFINISHED
gender male
iconographicAttribute blue garments
fair complexion
mace in hand
plough in hand
kingdomAssociatedWith Dvaraka NERFINISHED
Mathura NERFINISHED
languageOfName Sanskrit NERFINISHED
nameType epithet
parents Rohini NERFINISHED
Vasudeva NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
role elder brother and companion of Krishna
patron of agriculture
protector of farmers
sibling Krishna NERFINISHED
spouse Revati NERFINISHED
textMention Bhagavata Purana NERFINISHED
Harivamsa NERFINISHED
Mahabharata NERFINISHED
vahana chariot
weapon hala
mace
plough
worshippedAs one of the Jagannath triad in Puri (as Balabhadra)
yugaAssociatedWith Dvapara Yuga NERFINISHED

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Balarama otherName Haladhara