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Gopal
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Also known as Gopal (given name), Gopal (first name), Gopala

thumb|310x310px|Painting of Krishna dancing atop a stool, attended by two gopis. ca. 1760.

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Cologne phonetics
415
Caverphone
KPL111
Latvian transcription
Gopala
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Gopal (given name)
native label
Gopal
Soundex
G140
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thumb|310x310px|Painting of Krishna dancing atop a stool, attended by two gopis. ca. 1760.

Gopala Krishna () refers to a form of the Hindu deity Krishna, as featured in the Harivamsha and the Puranas. The narratives of Gopala Krishna are set in the cowherd settlement of the Vraja region called Gokulam, where he is raised by his foster-parents, Nanda and Yashoda.

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