Krishna’s skin was dark blue because a demoness had tried to poison him ... His mother, Yashoda, playfully suggested that he ...

When is the Hindu festival of colours and how is it celebrated? - The origins of the festival can be found in various legends ...

but the tradition of throwing color references a story about the blue-skinned Hindu god Krishna, who playfully smears colored powder on the goddess Radha, said Subha Pathial, a Chinmaya volunteer ...