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10 Amazing Flower Garlands You Never Thought of Making

Gorgeous Shri Vanvihari Deity of Krishna, my personal lord. Dressed in royal blue silk with a peach shawl. Krishnas reflection is showin in a silver mirror from another angle. He wears a peacock feather in his hair and a garland of lotus buds like ginger flowers. He has ropes of pearls with rubies and a silver flute with dangling pearls on silver chains. flowers are clustered on either side of the deity of Krishna.

Did you ever think of these flowers for garlands for Krishna?

Gorgeous Shri Vanvihari Deity of Krishna, my personal lord. Dressed in royal blue silk with a peach shawl. Krishnas reflection is showin in a silver mirror from another angle. He wears a peacock feather in his hair and a garland of lotus buds like ginger flowers. He has ropes of pearls with rubies and a silver flute with dangling pearls on silver chains. flowers are clustered on either side of the deity of Krishna.
Gorgeous Shri Vanvihari Deity of Krishna, my personal lord. Dressed in royal blue silk with a peach shawl. Krishnas reflection is showin in a silver mirror from another angle. He wears a peacock feather in his hair and a garland of lotus buds like ginger flowers. He has ropes of pearls with rubies and a silver flute with dangling pearls on silver chains. flowers are clustered on either side of the deity of Krishna.

Whether you are new to making Krishna flower garlands, or a seasoned professional, you may never have considered these flowers!

  1. Agapanthus
  2. Azalea
  3. Blue Ginger
  4. Crepe Myrtle
  5. Geisha Girl
  6. Grevillia
  7. Ginger Flower Buds
  8. Hydrangea
  9. Inoxa
  10. Jacaranda

This list is skewed to Australia, as that’s my mainframe of reference!

Agapanthas

What a rich bluish purple color! Agapanthas have surely waved happily at you from the landscaping of your neighbours!

For a long time it did not occur to me to try garlands with these flowers. As they have no scent, it’s nice to mix the flowers with a scented flower – gardenias make a beautiful addition, and are in bloom at the same season, as are frangipani.

Azaleas – delicate ruffles

Stunning! I was stunned and awed the first time I saw a garland from azaleas. You might have seen them threaded around and around, but have you ever seen a garland of ruffled azaleas threaded straight through the stem? They look like threaded fairy skirts! So adorable. You have to try this at least one time.

I searched and searched, but couldn’t find the one or two photos I have of garlands with azaleas in them! Here’s a photo of my altar instead, with azalea flowers in vases! This was when I first installed my Sri Vanvihari Krishna deity.

Their garlands are made from ground orchids which come in a variety of colors, and also Jasmine

Blue Ginger

These beautiful strongly colored flowery buds are worth seeking out and planting! They seem to thrive on neglect in the ground and are fine in a shaded side alley. The flowers are charming for garlands on small deity forms of Krishna.

You might need to look at the flowers ON the plant to be able to identify them – this seems like the best reference image I could find online:

Learn how to identify and grow this beautiful garland flower here:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/blue-ginger/growing-blue-ginger-plants.htm

Crepe Myrtle

Soft and delicate ruffles, these flowers are best to offer to your smaller deities. Mix them with a fragrant flower for delicate scent.

Crepe Myrtle come in shades of peach, pink, red, white and purple. They are small and timeconsumingly fiddly as the flowers are so delicate, but you can see the heavenly effect they create with their cloud like appearance. Perfect for a flower garland for tiny Krishna deities!

Ginger Flowers like Lotus Buds

Vanvihari Krishna wearing ginger flower bud lotus flower garland

Ginger flowers come in a variety of different shapes and sizes.

You may have commonly seen these ginger flowers threaded up in both Hawaii and Philippines with their spidery flower petals and the way they are woven is totally amazing – but! There is another type that grows locally and they are so beautiful!

When you thread them up they look very much like lotus buds! Perfect for a smaller or medium sized deity of Krishna.

They contain a lot of water so when you are threading them up it’s nice to leave them for a little before you offer to the Lord… unless it’s a hot day and He would enjoy some refreshingly moist garland offerings!

Geisha Girl – Duranta Repens – Verbena variety

The intoxicating smell of the vanilla fragrance Geisha Girl flower mixed with Krishnas personal fragrance must be a heavenly aroma to make the bumble bees drunk and swooning staggering through the air on drunken paths!

Threaded through the central stamen hole these flowers make a perfect delicate garland for a small deity like this 10inch form of Syama Krishna deity dressed in gorgeous complimentary lavender silks

These tiny little flowers grow prolifically. The garlands would not last all day out of the fridge but to prepare in advance are fine.

Threading through the stem to create a fuller look garland works so nicely for Shri Vanvihari Krishna, my 18inch tall marble deity. His garland is interspersed with Chinese Jasmine.

Grevillia

No, please don’t thread in a whole clonking flower! My artistic friend Nadia recently made garlands for Krishna and included little pieces of their delicate curling stamens! Mind – blown!

Nadia made this gorgeous headlei for Krishna for Janmashtami! See the delicate pieces coming out like little tendrils? Highly recommend

An Australian native flower, but I would expect it would also be grown in other parts of the world – it does well in our hot and dry climate.

Native birds like this lorikeet love the Grevillia, and the flowers come in various colors

Hydreangeas – flower clusters

How exquisite the colors of the hydrangea! These pretty flowers can be interspersed with others for fragrance and bring their delicate allure to Krishna’s flower garlands.

Ixora

This flower comes in some beautiful and vibrant colors, from coral, yellow, orange, red and even pink.

The little flowers make perfect garlands for smaller deities too. You can readily pick the flower heads which grow in clusters locally and are often used as bush landscaping where I live.

Jacaranda flowers

These beautiful blooms have such a nice fragrance! It’s difficult to describe, but maybe musk comes close. When they are massed you can smell the perfume more strongly.

When I was blessed to harvest some last year I did a little tutorial of using them for garland making, and also offered my dear sweet Vanvihari Krishna a shringar that complimented them!

It can be hard to find a tree that is low growing enough to harvest their flowers, but it is utterly worth seeking them out, should you find some! Look for trees that are growing on a slope, or leverage your car and stretch!

Cut and offered in flower vases they will last up to 2 days.

Shri Vanvihari Krishna deity my personal lord dressed with a beautiful flowery garland. Honeysuckle and kalanchaoe flowers make the flower mala for krishna deity and deity also wears a flower crown. blue background and deer at his feet

For Good luck, there’s one extra flower garland idea – can you spot it? Honeysuckle in Krishna’s garland -You’re welcome!

Always Remember Krishna & Never Forget Krishna

Love, your friend, Sita

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Making clothes for Dressed Krishna deity

Krishna deity dressed form of lord wearing a crown shawl and peacock feather

Different forms of Krishna you can dress. 

Have you found that you want to dress and decorate Krishna? Maybe you want to but you have an already dressed deity of Krishna! Don’t dispair tho – much can be offered to ornament the lord, from clothes to jewels!

Seems like many devotees have different forms of Krishna that they want to adorn!

Krishna deity with carved clothes wearing flower crowns and garlands with fresh peacock feathers and a nice shawl beautifully styled
This sweet Krishna – served by Vrindavan Vasi dasi, my mom, gets flower garlands, flower crowns, turbans, shawls and jewels

Krishna deities can have carved clothing, or be in the form of a Saligram Sila, or all sorts of other forms! And there’s almost always a way in which we can offer some worship or decorations. 

You can offer little turbans, earrings, flutes, necklaces, eyes, thrones… look at the ornamental silver tilak, smiling lips and utterly charming eyes! wowsers the bliss of serving! – Side note! It is not recommended that we bring Shila out of India… International devotees I do not recommend – approach with caution!

Fun ways to decorate Dressed Deities of Krishna

Back to my main points – I’ve had a few fun challenges recently with making outfits for dressed deities, and I want to discuss ways we can dress them!

Even a dear devotee with a disability affecting mobility has been able to have a pattern style that is easy enough to put on the deity form! (Sometimes devotees have athritis as well which can make fiddly fixing very difficult… but we have solutions for that!)

This week I sent off a custom set of gorgeous clothes to Canada for an exquisite form of Krishna who has carved clothes – but I made some for His devotee to offer and wear over the carved garments!

Then there is the child sized Shri Krishna form living with my mum – He’s the size of a small child! Well she dresses Him in a turban and shawls (as well as garlands and jewellery she attaches using -gasp- bluetack – please don’t do that!* Please use beeswax!)

Beeswax in cute little cakes with a pretty bee mold. Beeswax is perfect for deity shringar. Illustrating how to use beeswax for Krishna shringar
beeswax cakes are soft and fragrant. Try searching for them online – These are from an Australian Honey farm, I ordered on Etsy.

The first thing that you can easily attempt for a dressed Krishna is layering a shawl on! So easy! 

Depending on how the form of the Lord is carved, you can attempt various stylings to get the shawl most gorgeously draped. To show you, I’ve added a shawl to this beautiful deity of Krishna who is carved with clothes crown, turban and peacock! (Yes He is still available – order here!)

Even if the lord has a carved crown or headwear, you can layer on a crown or hand wrap a turban.

The Lord is wearing some crown styles from my shop – explore more crowns that might suit you here!

Sometimes you can attach jewellery over the top of existing jewellery. Using a simple pair of cutter pliers, you can remove the back of a stud earring, and then use BEESWAX to attach.

Offer Him rings! Earrings can have the back clipped off, or a hook removed, and be attached at His fingers and toes, using BEESWAX.

I made a post a few years ago about quick ways to get Jewellery for Krishna – read it here.

Can He wear a necklace? Sometimes you can get adjustable necklaces, or you can remove the extended chain length to offer a necklace. Again – attach with BEESWAX. Sorry – I’ll stop repeating that now!

Does He have a carved peacock feather?

That’s ok, add more! Fresh peacock feathers are so charming. You can get them in various sizes. I have ordered very small peacock feathers from Ebay seller – Just try doing a search. You can also find white peacock feathers from albino peacocks – although sometimes they have been bleached white and get a bit ratty.

peacock feathers offered to Krishna deity can be fresh and can also be white

Every now and then you need to refresh Krishna’s peacock feather – they can look quite ratty after awhile, and PLEASE don’t wet them. I’ve ruined a few like that and I don’t understand why it trashes them but it does.

If you want to wrap a dhoti on Krishna you can do that too. Krishna with a precarved dhoti can wear it lungi or sarong style. Depending on His size you may wish to cut the fabrics. 

When I stitch garments for deity clothes orders I aim to make them as easy to put on as possible, so I create a fake pleated front facade. I have even been making long side pleats to tumble down attractively. 

These outfits were made for a deity who has a precarved dhoti (although no carved shawl).

I made a turban which is basically almost a crown and attaches with adjustable velcro at the back. It’s a facade that goes over the carved turban flat so the effect is not too over the top.

The shawls drape easily over His arms and I recently made anklets on wire to form and attach around the ankles. 

A cloak is an excellent option to offer a dressed deity of Krishna! I haven’t kept examples to show you on that one form I have, but they would be so sweet!

It has been a delight to work on deity garment orders for your deities – thanks for entrusting me with such a precious task!

If you are interested in ordering custom deity clothes for your deities, please reach out to me for a rough priceguide, including pictures of your deity & what sort of outfits you would like to offer.

Love,
your friend
Sita

Ps. Here’s some of the available deities you get little sneak peeks of above. Click through to explore more. All prices in Australian dollars – use the widget at the top of the page to view in your currency of choice.

*bluetack can remove varnish and paint over time. If you have ever pulled down posters off a wall you’ll know how noxious it is! Never use bluetack please! Beeswax is a wonderful substitute (it’s actually the OG) and it has a pleasant aroma.. And doesn’t affect the finish as badly. Unlike bluetack which becomes all melty and gooey, beeswax hardens when it’s applied and pops off super easily. If you try and remove it soon after using it can still be soft and then you need to scrape off. So wait until it’s hardened before removing.

Also – if you have a black deity of Krishna you can color your beeswax with a little charcoal to make a black finish and then you won’t see it against his skin either! Bonus! 

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Who are Radha & Krishna’s Pet Animals, Cows and Birds?

Welcome to the spiritual world, where every inhabitant is filled with the nectar of love for Krishna! Where Sri Krishna spends time with every living individual and all are filled with the bliss of love.

Krishna and Balarama Milking the Cows

“Mother Yasoda would then address Nanda Maharaja, “See my dear son, whose eyes are white, who has a turban on His head, a wrapper on His body and leg bells which tinkle very sweetly on His feet. He is coming near, along with His surabhi calves, and just see how He is wandering upon the sacred land of Vrindavana!” Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 43
Murali hugging cow sweet Krishna doll with a forest and sky backdrop

Kṛṣṇa had many thousands of cows, and they were divided into groups according to their colors. They were also differently named according to color. When He would prepare to return from the pasturing ground, He would gather all the cows. As Vaiṣṇavas count 108 beads, which represent the 108 individual gopīs, so Kṛṣṇa would also count on 108 beads to count the different groups of cows. (Krishna book CH 35)

The cows taken care of by Kṛṣṇa had different names, and Kṛṣṇa would call them with love. After hearing Kṛṣṇa calling, the cows would immediately respond by mooing, and the boys would enjoy this exchange to their hearts’ content. They would all imitate the sound vibrations made by the different kinds of birds, especially the cakoras, peacocks, cuckoos and bhāradvājas.
(Krishna book, CH 15)
These cows are the Lord’s pet animals. Of the surabhi cows, all of whom are very dear to Lord Krishna, seven are said to be the most important. They are: Mangala, Pingala, Ganga, Pisangi, Manikastani, Hamsi and Vamsipriya. 

Oxen are very beautiful and mingle freely with the cows in India. It is a little hard to tell the difference between oxen and cows actually, as photographed at a wonderful Goshala.

Padmagandha and Pisangaksa are Krishna’s pet oxen. In addition to these pet surabhi cows, many other types of pets belong to Krishna and Radharani. 


Kalasvana is His pet swanTandavika His pet peacock and Daksa and Vicaksana His pet parrots.
Krishna with puppy friends and nanda maharaj shoes
Krishna carries Nanda’s golden sandals with his two puppies

Vyaghra and Bhramaraka are Krishna’s pet dogs. 

Krishna doll walks in with poseable body cow and peacock
Tandavika is His pet Peacock

Suranga is Krishna’s pet deer and Dadhilobha is His pet monkey. 

Poseable Krishna pictured with monkeys and arch
poseable krishna doll with frut and monkey
“Krishna always tends the cows. His name is Govinda, cowherd boy. To become animal of Krisna is a great, great fortune. It is not ordinary thing. Any associate of Krishna, either His cowherd boyfriends or calf or cows, or the Vrindavana trees, plants, flowers or water, they are all devotees of Krishna. They like to serve Krishna in different capacities. Somebody is serving Krishna as animal. Somebody is serving Krishna as fruits and flowers, as tree, as Yamuna water, or the beautiful cowherds men and damsels or Krishna’s father and mother, so many with Krishna. Krishna is not impersonal. So He has got so many lovers. Krishna also loves them. So Krishna’s another name is pasu-pala, pasu-pala-pankaja. He is, mean, tender of the animals. Surabhir abhipalayantam. He takes pleasure in tending the cows, surabhi. These are surabhi cows, not these ordinary cows, surabhi cows. Surabhi cows means you can milk the cow as many times as you like and as much milk as you like. That is surabhi.” SP. Lecture on SB. 06-26-74, Melbourne

     Radharani’s pet Animals 

Srimati Radharani also has pet surabhi cows, among whom Sunada, Yamuna and Bahula are the most important, along with Tungi, Her chubby pet calf.

Kakkhati is Her old pet monkey, Rangini is Her pet doe and Carucnadrika is Her pet cakori bird.Tundikeri is the name of Radharani’s pet swan, who is fond of swimming in Radha-kunda. Madhuri is Radharani’s pet elephant and Suksmadhi and Subha are Her two pet parrots.The two parrots perfectly imitate Lalita-devi’s playful jokes spoken to her master and mistress (Sri Sri Radha-Krishna). By this wonderful repetition the parrots astonish the gopis. (SSRKGD)
“I think the drones that are buzzing all around You must have been Your devotees in their past lives. They cannot leave Your company because no one can be a better, more affectionate master than You. You are the supreme and original Personality of Godhead, and the drones are just trying to spread Your glories by chanting every moment. I think some of them must be great sages, devotees of Your Lordship, and they are disguising themselves in the form of drones because they are unable to give up Your company even for a moment. My dear brother, You are the supreme worshipable Godhead. Just see how the peacocks in great ecstasy are dancing before You. The deer, whose behavior is just like the gopis, are welcoming You with the same affection. And the cuckoos who are residing in this forest are receiving You with great joy, because they consider that Your appearance is so auspicious in their home. Even though they are trees and animals, these residents of Vrndavana are glorifying You. They are prepared to welcome You to their best capacity, as is the practice of great souls in receiving another great soul at home. As for the land, it is so pious and fortunate that the footprints of Your lotus feet are marking its body.” Krishna Book, Chapter 15

Names of Krishna’s Pets

Daksa

A pet parrot of Lord Krishna.

Vamsipriya

Vamsipriya is a pet surabhi cow of Krishna.

Pisangi

Pisangi is a pet surabhi cow of Krishna.

Vicaksana

Vicaksana is Krishna’s pet parrot. Vicaksana appeared as the elder brother of Kavi Karmapura, namely Ramadasa.

Padmagandha

He is Krishna’s pet ox.

Hamsi

Hamsi is one of Krishna’s pet surabhi cows.

Pingala

Pingala is one of Krishna’s pet surabhi cows.

Manikastani

Manikastani is one of Krishna’s pet surabhi cows.

Dadhilobha

Dadhilobha is Krishna’s pet monkey.

Suranga

Suranga is Krishna’s pet deer.

Tandavika

Tandavika is the pet peacock of Lord Krishna.

Bhramaraka

Bhramaraka is Lord Krishna’s pet dog.

Vyaghra

Vyaghra is Lord Krishna’s pet dog.

Kalasvana

Kalasvana is Lord Krishna’s pet swan.

Mangala

It means “auspicious”. It is a name of one of Krishna‘s pet surabhi cows. She is a sakhi in the group of Indulekha devi. She is one of the leaders of those gopis who act as well-wishers of Srimati Radharani.

Ganga

It is a river flowing through Mayapur(the place where Lord Chaitanya was born). River Ganga was brought to Earth by Bhagirath. Ganga is also a pet Surabhi cow of Krishna in Vraja.

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Song in Praise of Lord Chaitanya – devotional songs

Lord Chaitanya appears in a dream to Gopal Bhatta

This is a song by Narottama dasa Thakura in praise of the glories of Lord Caitanya.

For any devotees who want to relish the transcendental and nectarian words of the devotees of Shri Krishna Chaitanya, I know you will be so happy to have this soundtrack to listen to. Lord Chaitanyas devotional songs are the heart and soul of His devotees!

SAVARANA-SRI-GAURA-MAHIMA
Anyone who has accepted the two lotus feet of Lord Chaitanya as their only asset knows the true essence of devotional service. If anyone gives submissive aural reception to the pleasing and sweet pastimes of Lord Chaitanya, then immediately his heart becomes cleansed of all material contamination.

For you to read, here is the verse and translation to learn and sing along with in this wonderful melody.

SAVARANA-SRI-GAURA-MAHIMA

The Glories of Sri Gauranga from Prarthana by Sri Narottama dasa Thakura 

Text One 

gaurangera duti pada, jar dhana sampada, se jane bhakati-rasa-sar gaurangera madhura-lila, jar karne pravesila, hrdoya nirmala bhelo tar

Translation
Anyone who has accepted the two lotus feet of Lord Chaitanya as their only asset knows the true essence of devotional service. If anyone gives submissive aural reception to the pleasing and sweet pastimes of Lord Chaitanya, then immediately his heart becomes cleansed of all material contamination.

Text Two 

je gaurangera nama loy, tara hoy premodoy, tare mui jai bolihari gauranga-gunete jhure, nitya-lila tare sphure, se jana bhakati-adhikari

Translation 
Anyone who simply chants the name of Sri Krishna Chaitanya will immediately develop love of Godhead. I offer him all congratulations by saying, ‘Bravo!’ If anyone feels ecstasy and cries by simply hearing the transcendental qualities of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, he at once understands the eternal loving affairs between Radha and Krishna.

Text Three
gaurangera sangi-gane, nitya-siddha kori’ mane, se jay brajendra-suta-pas sri-gauda-mandala-bhumi, jeba jane cintamani, tara hoy braja-bhume bas

Translation
Anyone who has understood that the associates of Lord Chaitanya are eternally liberated souls immediately becomes eligible to enter into the abode of Krishna, the son of Nanda Maharaja in Vrndavana, in his next birth. If anyone understands that there is no difference between Gauda-mandala, the place in West Bengal wherein Lord Chaitanya had His pastimes then he actually lives in Vrndavana.

Text Four
gaura-prema-rasarnave, se tarange jeba dube, se radha-madhava-antaranga grhe ba vanete thake, ‘ha gauranga’ bo’le dake, narottama mage tara sanga

Translation 
Anyone who takes pleasure sporting within the waves of the ocean of Lord Chaitanya’s distribution of love of God immediately becomes a confidential devotee of Sri Sri Radha-Madhava. It doesn’t matter whether such a devotee is in the renounced order of life or whether he is a householder. If he is actually taking part in Lord Chaitanya’s sankirtana activities and actually understanding what it is, then such a person is always liberated. Narottama dasa aspires for his association.

NOW BACK TO US

I grew up listening to this wonderful prayer on repeat, and my dear friends, you need to be able to hear it to! Would you like more access to some of the wonderful soundtracks I was blessed to learn about? I bet you would! So I will keep seeking them out and sharing here.

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Shri Radha & Shri Krishna marble deities

RadhaKrishna_marble_deities_Radhastami radha krishna deities on golden bases in pink radhastami outfits covered in flowering pink flowers and buds with diamond sparkling accessories

The worship of Shri Radha Krishna is capable of moving us to the highest transcendental platform of love for Krishna.

About Shrimate Radharani

“Radha is parama-devata, the supreme goddess, and She is worshipable for everyone. She is the protectress of all, and She is the mother of the entire universe.”

Chaitanya Caritamrta

The love that Radharani is having for Krishna cannot be separated from the love she has for all the children of Krishna. As the mother she loves all of the children of Krishna. So when we approach Radharani we have to understand that more than anything else, she wants me to be happy loving Krishna. She wants to introduce me to Krishna and make it so that I can be actually having Krishna so that I can be happy.

Quote from https://wisdom.yoga/srimati-radharani/ – a wonderful article “Who is Radha”

Finally I have been working on a marble deity of Shri Radha, accompanied of course by a magnificent murti of Shri Krishna – whom I have lots of experience dressing and painting and decorating.

This experience is like none other! Shri Radha and Shri Krishna together are so captivatingly lovely and beautiful that I can spend months working on single elements and get totally lost in their decorative details for Shringar.

When I worked with a sculptor to create their forms, I envisioned them being very opulent, and so we designed some gorgeous golden marble bases which raise their height and establish beauty. They are shaped a little inspired by the special carved pillars which you find in India beside the ghats, and by mother Ganga.

For their worship which should be wonderfully dazzling, I am making special couture shringar sets – fully equipped with luscious outfits, jewellery, and crowns.

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RadhaKrishna_marble_deities_Radhastami radha krishna deities on golden bases in pink radhastami outfits covered in flowering pink flowers and buds with diamond sparkling accessories

Pink for Radhastami is the first outfit which I have created – the first of seven is the plan!

For Radhastami pink shringar I have created for the Radha Krishna deities a gorgeous pink skirt, fitted blouse, sheer dupatta, separate silken veil, all studded with diamond work and then ornamental flowery crown with chandrika in sparkling diamonds and flower buds. Matching flower garlands and flowery wristlets decorate hands and necks. A sparkling belt with diamond and pearl details swoops gracefully from her waist.

radha krishna marble deities 22inches tall in exquisite pink couture shringar outfits on golden opulent bases unique marble deities ready to order shipping straight

Matching shri Radha in opulence is our dear sweet Krishna – His outfit has a charming pink loose pant with overlaid darker pink dhoti, and a three fall pleat dazzling bedecked with pink crystals and swathes of gold. His chest is ornamented with a fitted vest, and thrown across Krishna’s magnificent shoulders is a silk cape, bedecked with more dazzling pearl and gold ornamentation. Crowning His lustrous black locks is a pink pagri – a turban ornamented with glittering diamond chandrika and more sparkling dazzling diamonds and pearls. Festooned with flourishes of pink buds and sporting a playful peacock feather.

Ornaments in pearl, gold, and flowers decorate His chest, arms, waist, ankles and armlets. Rings gleam at His fingertips and both Shri Radha and Shri Krishna deities wear special gold and pearl swinging chandbali – bell shaped earrings with pearls dangling.