Two beautiful classical statues of Radha and Krishna.
These fine marble statues are very well made and as fine as any that we have seen. Bright, detailed and uplifting, Radha Krishna make the perfect couple to adorn any temple, altar or home.
Dimensions:
15.0 inches X 7.0 inches X 3.0 inches - Krishna
14.0 inches X 4.5 inches X 3.0 inches - Radha
Weight: 12.5 lbs
Solid Marble.
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Traditional Description:
In traditional Indian art, Lord Krishna's skin color may be depicted as black or dark although most usually with blue skin. He is often shown wearing a yellow silk dhoti and peacock feather crown. Common depictions show him as a little boy, or as a young man in a characteristic relaxed pose, playing the flute. In this form, he usually stands with one leg bent in front of the other and raises a flute to his lips, accompanied by cows, emphasizing his position as the divine herdsman, Govinda, or with the gopis (milkmaids).
Sometimes he is shown with his brother Balarama and sister Subhadra, or his main queens Rukmini and Satyabhama. Often, Krishna is pictured with his gopi-consort Radha. Manipuri Vaishnavas do not worship Krishna alone, but as Radha Krishna, a combined image of Krishna and Radha. This is also a characteristic of the schools Rudra and Nimbarka sampradaya, as well as that of Swaminarayan faith.
Krishna is also depicted and worshipped as a small child (Bala Krishna, b'la kṛṣṇa the child Krishna), crawling on his hands and knees or dancing, often with butter in his hand. Regional variations in the iconography of Krishna are seen in his different forms, such as Jaganatha of Orissa, Vithoba of Maharashtra and Shrinathji in Rajasthan. On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, notably where he addresses Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna is often shows with multiple arms or heads, denoting power, and with attributes of Vishnu, such as the chakra or in his two-armed form as a charioteer.
The best description of Lord Krishna and his life can be found in
Paramahansa Yogananda's translation of and commentary on The Bhagavad
Gita: God Talks with Arjuna. (Everything and anything that you could want to know about the meaning of life is in that book.)
