Krishna
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Krishna was the Eight Avatara of Vishnu in Hinduism.
[edit] Krishna's birth
Krishna was born in a prison cell at Mathura. King Kansa was ruling over Dwarka (now the Gujarat state of India). His sister Devaki was married to Vasudev. Kansa was very cruel and was not keeping his people happy. At the time of marriage of Devaki and Vasudev, a voice came from sky that the eighth son of this couple would kill Kansa. Hearing this Kansa kept the couple in prison and started killing their sons one by one. When the eighth son was born, a miracle happened. The doors of the prison opened by themselves and Vasudev took the infant outside. It was raining heavily but he managed to take him to a place called Vrundawan. He came back to prison with a newly born girl, the daughter of king of Vrundavan. Kansa tried to kill the girl but she slipped from his hand and rose into the sky. This way Krishna was saved.
