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
- Hari,
- Damodar,
- Haladhar,
- Madhusudan,
- Govinda,
- Tribikram
- Gobardhana,
- Janardana,
- Purusottama,
- Sudarsana,
- Balabhadra,
- Vamana,
- Vasudeva,
- Visnu,
- Narayan and
- Padmanava.