Krishna Krishna is considered to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead by Vaishnavas. He is the son of Vasudeva and Devaki. His complexion is blackish, the color of a new rain cloud. He stands in a threefold bending form, and plays on a flute. When worshiped in a temple, he will often be seen with his consort, Radha. In paintings, he may be seen dancing with the cowherd girls (gopis), playing with the cowherd boys, or as the chariot driver of Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. He is also seen with cows because he was born as a cowherd boy. He is often seen in Deity form as a small baby crawling, with a sweet in one hand.

He appeared in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh about 5,000 years ago. He performed many of his pastimes in Vrindavan. Both of these places still exist and are located about 150km from Delhi, between Agra and Delhi.

While he was present he killed the evil king Kamsa and many other demons to protect his devotees. He is the speaker of the Bhagavad Gita, which is like the "Bible" of Indian philosophy. Krishna was married to 16,108 wives in Dwarka. His main consort in Dwarka is Rukmini, an incarnation of Lakshmi, the goddess of fortune.

Krishna appears on earth once in a day of Lord Brahma or once every 4,320,000,000 years, during the twenty-eighth millennium of the seventh Manu, at the end of Dvapara-yuga. According to Srimad Bhagavatam Krishna is the source of all avataras (incarnations), and therefore all of the avataras are present in Krishna. When Krishna incarnates, all the features of the other incarnations are already present within Him. Krishna is unborn and eternal as confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita and other Vedic literatures.

Krishna's face is decorated with ornaments, such as earrings shaped like sharks. Krishna has a very beautiful face, His checks are brilliant and Krishna's smile is attractive to everyone.

Radharani She is also known as Radha and Radhika. She is the most important of the gopis (cowherd girl) of Vrindavana. She is the main consort of Krishna and is often seen standing with Him on the altar in temples. Radharani is Krishna's consort during His pastimes in Vrindavana. She is always shown as a beautiful woman. She is a very important deity for devotees of Krishna, because it is believed that one has to get her mercy to be able to approach Krishna properly.