Balarama

[ buhl-uh-rah-muh ]

noun

, Hindu Mythology.

1. the elder brother of Krishna and an incarnation of Vishnu.

Example Sentences

When Balarama Heller got married last month in Tepoztlán, Mexico, a town known for reported U.F.O. sightings, he noticed one night a fiery oval shape hovering over the mountains.

From New York Times

“To hear this is deeply disturbing and just horrifying, that someone from our creative community would be targeted in this way,” said Balarama Heller, a photographer who met Gallagher around 2010.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Holness’s outsized swagger and ambition are perhaps inevitable — he noted that because of his parents’ respect for Hindu tradition, they named him Balarama, considered by some a god with extraordinary strength.

From New York Times

Balarama’s twin, Krishna, followed suit with a plush shark.

From New York Times

Now Lives A duplex apartment in Brooklyn Heights perched above the promenade, which she shares with her boyfriend, the photographer Balarama Heller.

From New York Times