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Krishna represents many genres in Indian culture. He is usually depicted as Vishnu, like Krishna, with black or blue skin. However, ancient and medieval inscriptions, both in India and Southeast Asia, and in stone sculptures depict them in the natural colors of which they are made. In some texts, his skin is poetically described as the color of jambul (jamun, purple fruit)

Krishna is often depicted wearing a peacock-feath wreath or crown, and is often depicted playing the bansuri (Indian flute). In this form, it is usually depicted with one foot crossed in front of the other in Tribhanga Mudra. Sometimes he is accompanied by a cow or calf, symbolizing the cowherd Govinda.

In other depictions, he is a part of battle scenes from the epic Mahabharata. There he is shown as a charioteer, especially when he is addressing the Pandava prince Arjuna, who symbolically recites the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of Hinduism. In these popular depictions, Krishna sometimes appears in the foreground as a guide, either as a visionary, sometimes as a charioteer.

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