South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c8.s5.2

c8.s5.2

² The verse which is usually quoted in connexion with the ten avatārs of Vishnu, mentions Balarāma or Haladhara “the bearer of the plough,” as the incarnation which came next after the epic hero Rāma. Krishna, the younger brother of Balarāma, being, however, considered to be Vishnu himself, receives divine honours in preference to Balarāma. The famous temple at Pūri-Jagannāth contains figures of Balarāma and Krishna with their sister Subhadrā standing between them.