1. All glories to Lord Balarama, the son of rohini.

2. Traditionally Balarama wears blue garments and a garland of forest flowers.

3. All glories to rama - ghata, where Lord Balarama performed His rasa dance.

4. Some Vaishnava sects based in eastern India regard Balarama as being the ninth avatar of Vishnu.

5. Balarama spent his childhood as a cowherd boy with his brother Krishna and friends.