As soon as Krishna came out, Bakasura tried to kill Krishna by pinching his beak together, but Krishna forced Bakasura’s beak open, breaking it at the jaw without breaking a sweat.

The Krishna River system is one of the most important river basins in peninsular India, stretching for around 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) through the west and south of the country. Its importance ...

But Krishna wrenched his beak apart until it snapped, and Bakasura died. Aghasura, the eldest brother of Bakasura and Putana, then assumed the form of a monstrous snake.

Kaivara, a small town in Chickballapur is steeped in folklore. It is believed that Bheema, one the five Pandava siblings, slew Bakasura the demon here after a long battle. Bakasura is synonymous ...

When Sri Krishna was a child in Gokula and, later, Vrindavana, several attempts were made, on behalf of Mathura’s King Kansa, to kill him. Putana, Shakatasura, Trinavarta, Bakasura, Aghasura ...

Guiding Light: JanmashtamiRecapitulating the above story of Shri Krishna’s birth and childhood on the day of Janmashtami and making the offering of gratitude shall grant us the serenity and ...

The Bakasura competition, organised by MVJ College of Engineering, turned out to be a spicy affair. A participant could go to the next round only if he ate his ‘meal’ in 90 seconds.

‘Demon Bakasura’ is worshipped here Local lore has it that once upon a time Bakasura ruled the land. He protected his subjects but killed those outside his kingdom.

Right from his childhood, Lord Krishna had been killing the demons like Kamsa, the demoniac king, Putana, the witch, Trinavarta, Aghasura and Bakasura.

While the tale of Bakasura badha was performed by a group of sevayats on Wednesday, it was the legend of Kalia dalana that came alive on Thursday as a part of special rituals following Janmashtami.