Deity South Asian traditions
Balarama
बलराम sa பலராமன் ta
Elder brother of Krishna, a deity in Vaishnavism and Jainism
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 7
Kinship in an account 5
- child of (mother) Devakī Mother of Lord Krishna
- partner of (spouse) Revatī Hindu lady, wife of Balarama
- sibling of Jagannath Hindu god, believed to be abstract form of Krishna
- sibling of Krishna major deity in Hinduism, worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right
- sibling of Subhadrā character from Indian epic Mahabharata
Family 2
Where Balarama appears
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Affiliation 1
Attribute 1
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