Krishna is the eighth avatar of
Vishnu, a deity worshipped across different traditions of Hinduism, based on
different perspectives (i.e. as the Supreme God or as an avatar of Vishnu). Krishna
is among the most widely revered out of all the Hindu deities. His
depictions and representations can easily recognize him. Most iconographies
portray him with dark or black skin, while others show a blue complexion. He is
also often shown to wear a peacock feather crown and a silk dhoti. Common
portrayals show him as a young man or a little boy in an iconic and
characteristically relaxed pose while playing the flute. In this pose/form,
Krishna stands with a leg (usually the right appendage) bent in front of the
other, flute raised up to his lips. This is known as the Tribhanga posture. He
is also often depicted to be surrounded/accompanied by cows, which emphasizes his
role as a divine herdsman.
A battlefield scene out of
Mahabharata is also a popular subject for representation of Krishna, where he
is show as a man possessing supreme God characteristics of a Hindu religious
art—one with multiple arms/heads, which denotes power, along with some
attributes of Vishnu, such as his two-armed form as charioteer or the chakra.
Other representations show Him as a man in an upright and formal standing
position alone or with associated figures of his sister Subhadra and Balarama
or his queens, Styabhama and Rukmini.
Online and elsewhere, you will
also find Krishna statues depicted as a small child dancing or crawling on his
hands and knees. The Tribhanga or Trubuha, which is a traditional
sculpture/dance stance/pose, is commonly reserved for Krishna, particularly
during the 9thcentury, as seen in old temples like the classic
Khajuraho temples and Hoysala temples of Belur (south central Karnataka).
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