The Ashtasakhi (Sanskrit: अष्टसखी, IAST: Ashtāsākhi) are a group of eight prominent gopis and close associates of the Hindu deities Radha-Krishna in the...

the gopi (milkmaid) of the Braj region and is mentioned as the chief of Ashtasakhi, the eight closest eternal companion of Radha and Krishna. Lalita is considered...

Rangadevi Sudevi All the eight primary gopis are together called as the Ashtasakhis (eight friends) of Radha and Krishna. According to Hindu Vaishnava theology...

Thampoolasamarpanam  is performed during the mahotsavam. Lakshmi Star of Lakshmi Ashtasakhi Ashtabharya Parashakthi temple, Michigan. "Ashta Lakshmi". Archived from...

Radhika. Near this palace is the temple of Brahma. Also, close by, there is Ashtasakhi temple where Radha along with her principal sakhis (friends) are worshiped...

though only a tulasi leaf in it. Ashta Lakshmi Junior wives of Krishna Ashtasakhi Gopi Khorana, Meena (1991). The Indian Subcontinent in Literature for...

Shrinathji (at center) with Ashtasakhis...

her. "Ashtasakhis" (translated to eight friends) are the integral part of Radha's childhood and youth. It is believed that all the Ashtasakhis are the...

that Radha is not just one cowherd maiden, but the origin of all the Ashtasakhi, Gopis, or divine personalities that participate in the rasa dance. The...