Haladhara

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Haladhara is another name for the Hindu deity Balarama, revered as Krishna’s elder brother and famed for wielding the plough as his primary weapon.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Haladhara canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Balarama ⓘ
Hindu deity ⓘ
affiliation Vaishnavism ⓘ
alternateName Balarama ⓘ
linked to: Samkarshana
associatedSymbol palm tree ⓘ
plough ⓘ
associatedWith Krishna ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Kurukshetra War (as non-participant warrior) ⓘ
linked to: Kurukshetra War

Yadava dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Yadava kingdom
associatedWithPlace Dvaraka ⓘ
Gokul ⓘ
Vrindavan ⓘ
avatarOf Shesha ⓘ
birthOrder elder brother of Krishna ⓘ
cosmicForm serpent Shesha in transcendental aspect ⓘ
cultCenter Baladevjew Temple ⓘ
Puri ⓘ
Vrindavan ⓘ
epithetMeaning bearer of the plough ⓘ
festival Ratha Yatra ⓘ
linked to: Rath Yatra
gender male ⓘ
iconographicAttribute blue garments ⓘ
fair complexion ⓘ
mace in hand ⓘ
plough in hand ⓘ
kingdomAssociatedWith Dvaraka ⓘ
Mathura ⓘ
languageOfName Sanskrit ⓘ
nameType epithet ⓘ
parents Rohini ⓘ
Vasudeva ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
role elder brother and companion of Krishna ⓘ
patron of agriculture ⓘ
protector of farmers ⓘ
sibling Krishna ⓘ
spouse Revati ⓘ
textMention Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
Harivamsa ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ
vahana chariot ⓘ
weapon hala ⓘ
mace ⓘ
plough ⓘ
worshippedAs one of the Jagannath triad in Puri (as Balabhadra) ⓘ
yugaAssociatedWith Dvapara Yuga ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Balarama → otherName → Haladhara ⓘ
Balabhadra → hasAlternativeName → Haladhara ⓘ