Krishna’s Birth
She was Krishna’s mother.
Who is Devaki?
Krishna is often shown playing this musical instrument.
What is the flute?
Krishna spent much of his childhood in this holy town.
What is Vrindavan?
He was Krishna’s older brother.
Who is Balarama?
Krishna’s birth is celebrated at this time of night.
What is midnight?
He was Krishna’s father.
Who is Vasudeva?
She raised Krishna when he was a child.
Who is Yashoda?
Baby Krishna was taken to this village after he was born.
What is Gokul?
Krishna teaches this warrior in the Bhagavad Gita.
Who is Arjuna?
Many people do this by not eating for part or all of Janmashtami.
What is fasting?
Krishna was born in this city.
What is Mathura?
Krishna defeated this dangerous snake in the Yamuna River.
Who is Kaliya?
This is the holy area around Mathura and Vrindavan linked with Krishna’s childhood.
What is Braj, or Vraj?
She became one of Krishna’s most well-known wives.
Who is Rukmini?
Stories about Krishna’s birth and childhood are found in this holy book.
What is the Bhagavata Purana?
Vasudeva crossed this river while carrying baby Krishna to safety.
What is the Yamuna River?
Krishna lifted this hill to protect people from a storm.
What is Govardhan Hill?
Krishna later became connected with this city in western India.
What is Dwarka?
He was Krishna’s poor childhood friend who later visited him in Dwarka.
Who is Sudama?
In this Janmashtami game, people make a human pyramid to reach a hanging pot.
What is Dahi Handi?
This king was Krishna’s uncle and wanted to stop a prophecy about Krishna.
Who is Kans?
She was the mother of Balarama.
Who is Rohini?
The Bhagavad Gita takes place on this battlefield.
What is Kurukshetra?
Krishna sent this close friend to take a message to the people of Vraja.
Who is Uddhava?
Janmashtami is celebrated on the eighth lunar day. This Sanskrit word means “eighth.”
What is Ashtami?