Why are some Hindu Gods blue skinned?

Question

Was there once a race of blue skinned people alive in India? what would inspire someone to make their God blue?

Answer 1

Nobility

Answer 2

Shiva is each and every so often shown as mild blue (or each and every so often only his neck) because of the fact he swallowed poison to rescue the different gods for the duration of a conflict between the gods and the demons. Vishnu and a few of his avatars are blue because of the fact blue represents all-pervasiveness, like the infinite sky or ocean. i do no longer possibly think of i've got considered them many times shown as obese. only no longer emaciated like Jesus on the crucifix. different than Ganesha. he's slightly on the heavy component, in all threat ensuing from being given an elephant head.

Answer 3

Every god is a representation of something......

blue color is popular coz.....

its like this......when you see the sky it looks blue....but if you go near it, you will know that there is no color to the sky.....

In the same way , when we are far from god....we see that he has different forms and names and religions.......that we fight over

but when we go near god.....we see that god has no form or name......

Blue color shows monism......

so that is the reason blue color is used for gods in hinduism....

so did u get it?

Answer 4

they are all blue blooded. sign of royalty. most of them are from royal families. even those great seers of santana dharma are from royal lineage. few are brahmins or from other castes.

now the color blue was the imagination of the artist. it supposed to be a bit of dark, say dusky. color of the rain clouds. darkness has a beuty of its own, unlike fair skinned where the slightest aberration can make you look ugly.

Answer 5

Blue is a metaphor for dark skin.

For example:

The term Krishna in Sanskrit has the literal meaning of "black" or "dark one", and this refers to his complexion. In murtis (statues) and pictorial representations, he is often shown as dark skinned. For instance, Jagannatha, Krishna as Lord of the World, at Puri is shown with his brother and sister, the latter two being shown with a distinctly lighter complexion. The name is sometimes said to mean bluish black, rather than simply black, and sometimes his complexion is described to be "that of a storm cloud".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna

Answer 6

In an old Hindu story, Ram was poisoned (or he drank the poison himself, cant remember which), which turned his skin blue - though he did not die.

Answer 7

Well, I know in some cultures, blue dye was expensive to make, thus only royalty had it. To be able to dye all of your skin blue would mean you were very rich. And would a god not be rich enough to dye his earthly form blue?

Answer 8

The color blue symbolizes the infinite. Vishnu is represented as an infinite force.

Answer 9

blue means black or dark skinned.in the gaelic language the word for negro is "buchaill goram" which translates as blue boy!
they most have been pc back then too afraid to call some one black.

Answer 10

Shiva was painted blue because he really was an African.
They didn't want people to know that they were worshipping a black god. But look, we know now.