Krishna is a Hindu deity. Krishna may refer to: Hinduism The name comes from a Sanskrit word (कृष्ण, kṛṣṇa) that means 'black' or 'dark blue'. Certain other figures within Hinduism also have names transliterated as Krishna. These include (with added phonetic spellings); Vyasa - (the dark one born on an island) Draupadi - , कृष्णा, Krishnaa (the dark one the princess of Panchala, feminine form) Arjuna - he is called Kṛṣṇa in one instance toward the end of his life Durga - she is called in the Virataparva (feminine form) Related Krishna Janmashtami Hindu festival. Krishna Yajurveda (Black Yajurveda), one of the two samhitas (collections) of Yajurveda, Hindu religious text Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, also known as book The Krishnas, International Society for Krishna Consciousness (popularly called the "Hare Krishnas"), a Gaudiya Vaishnava religious movement Hare Krishna (mantra), a 16-word Vaishnava mantra brought to international attention by the Society Geography Krishna River that flows through Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh (this should correctly be Kṛṣṇā, in feminine form) Krishna district, district of Andhra Pradesh, named after Krishna River Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary, a wildlife refuge in Andhra Pradesh Godavari-Krishna mangroves, a mangrove ecosystem formed by the delta of river Krishna Transportation Krishna Express, a train of the South Central Railway running between Tirupati and Adilabad Newspapers Krishna Patrika, a Telugu language newspaper founded in the year 1909 Film and TV Krishna (1996 Hindi film) , a 1996 Hindi film starring Sunil Shetty and Karisma Kapoor Krishna (1996 Tamil film), a 1996 Tamil language film directed by Raja Krishnamoorthy Krishna (2006 film), a 2006 computer-animated feature, the first one in Hindi Krishna (2007 film), a 2007 Kannada film starring Ganesh and Pooja Gandhi Krishna (2008 film), a 2008 Telugu film starring Ravi Teja and Trisha Krishnan Krishna, the Malayalam-dubbed version of the 2008 Telugu film Parugu People Krishna (Satavahana dynasty), c. 1st century BCE king of Deccan region in India Krishna I (756–774), the King of Rashtrakuta dynasty of India after Dantidurga Krishna II (878–914), the King of Rashtrakuta dynasty of India after Amoghavarsha I Krishna III (939–967), the King of Rashtrakuta dynasty of India after Amoghavarsha III Krishna of Devagiri, a 13th-century Yadava king of India Lal Krishna Advani, Indian politician S. M. Krishna, politician from Karnataka Krishna (politician), politician from Karnataka Krishna (Kannada actor), Kannada film actor Krishna (Malayalam actor), Malayalam film actor Krishna (Tamil actor), Tamil film