Radha Krishna: bbjee / B Balaji
Radha
In Hinduism, an incarnation of the Goddess Lakshmi and female ghopi (cowherdess and milkmaid) who left her husband to become the playmate of the Hindu god Krishna.
Their loving and playful relationship has become an integral part of the Indian popular imagination, comparable to Romeo and Juliet had Shakespeare not written a tragedy.
Radha is also interpreted on a higher, mystical level, symbolizing the soul’s loving surrender to God.
Contemporary Vaishnava religion in W. Bengal regards Radha as the ultimate female principle, the Goddess or Shakti.
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