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Sixteen Names of Balarama

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Balarama, the elder brother, of Sri Krishna is worshipped as independent deity in many temples in Orissa. Here is referred as Balabhadra or Baladevjew or Baladeva Jeu. The sixteen names of Balarama are chanted for overcoming fear and attaining strength to overcome enemeies.

The sixteen names of Balarama are

  1. Hari,
  2. Damodar,
  3. Haladhar,
  4. Madhusudan, 
  5. Govinda, 
  6. Tribikram
  7. Gobardhana,
  8. Janardana, 
  9. Purusottama,
  10. Sudarsana,
  11. Balabhadra,
  12. Vamana,
  13. Vasudeva,
  14. Visnu,
  15. Narayan and
  16. Padmanava.