Balarama

Balarama

Hindus believe that Balram was the older brother of Krishna. Some Hindus believe that he is an avatar of Vishnu’s shesh naag. In this avatar, Shesh naag was in the form of a human.

Balarama Media

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  Balarama from Mathura, Early Medieval period (8th–13th century CE).

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  (Bala)rama and Krishna with their attributes at Chilas. The Kharoshthi inscription nearby reads Rama [kri]ṣa. 1st century CE.

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  Balarama Avatar on a brass chariot of Searsole Rajbari, West Bengal, India

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  Krishna and Balarama meet their parents. 19th-century painting by Raja Ravi Varma

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  Krishna and Balarama Studying with the Brahman Sandipani (Bhagavata Purana, 1525-1550 CE print).

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  Balarama with his consort Revati (right), Nathdwara Painting.

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  Late 19th century lithograph from Bengal depicting Krishna & Balarama. Instead of the plough, Balarama holds a bugle made out of buffalo-horn, a characteristic of Shaiva ascetics, based on the description of Nityananda, who is revered by Gaudiya Vaishnavas as Balarama's incarnation.

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  Balarama with a plough in his left hand, at the Khajuraho Parsvnatha Jain Temple.

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  Chatur-vyūha: Balarama, with serpent hood and drinking cup, to the right of Vasudeva-Krishna. 2nd century CE, Art of Mathura.