Which religion features a god who is discussed in the Gaudiya Vaishnava?
Krishna Krishna ( ; ] ; Sanskrit: कृष्ण, IAST: Kṛṣṇa) is a major deity of Hinduism. He is worshiped as the eighth avatar of the god Vishnu and also as the supreme God in his own right. He is the god of compassion, tenderness, and love in Hinduism, and is one of the most popular and widely revered among Indian divinities. Krishna's birthday is celebrated every year by Hindus on Janmashtami according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar, which falls in late August or early September of the Gregorian calendar.
Nandi (bull) Nandi (Sanskrit: नन्दि , Tamil: நந்தி , Kannada: ನಂದಿ , Telugu: న౦ది , Odia: ନନ୍ଦି ) also called Nandikeshvara, Nandishvara, Shalankayana or Thandava Talika is the name of the gate- guardian deity of Kailashagiri, the abode of Sri Shiva. He is usually depicted as a bull which also serves as the mount (Sanskrit: "Vahana") to the god Shiva. He is one of the gana of god Sri Shiva. According to Shaiva tradition, he is considered as the chief guru of eight disciples of Nandinatha Sampradaya - Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana, Sanatkumara, Tirumular, Vyagrapada, Patanjali and Sivayoga Muni who were send to eight directions to spread the wisdom of Shaivam.