<sod>'''Radha''' ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: ''Rādhā'', Hindi: ''राधा'' ), also called ''Radhika'', ''Radharani'' and ''Radhikarani'', is a Hindu goddess who is almost always depicted alongside [[Krishna]] and features prominently within the theology of today's [[Vallabha]] and [[Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava]] sects, which regards Radha as the original ''Goddess'' or [[Shakti]]. Radha is also the principal god of worship in the [[Nimbarka Sampradaya]], as [[Nimbarka]], the founder of the tradition, declared that Radha and Krishna together constitute the [[absolute truth]].<ref>H.Wilson, 'English Translation', Motilal Banarsidas Publishers, 1990 reprint.</ref> <eod>
<sod>'''Radha''' ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: ''Rādhā'', Hindi: ''राधा'' ), also called ''Radhika'', ''Radharani'' and ''Radhikarani'', is a Hindu goddess who is almost always depicted alongside [[Krishna]] and features prominently within the theology of today's [[Vallabha]] and [[Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava]] sects, which regards Radha as the original ''Goddess'' or [[Shakti]].Radha married Ayan Ghosh (also known as Abhimanyu Yadav) who is another form of Krishna. Ayan Ghosh started the Ghosh family. Radha is also the principal god of worship in the [[Nimbarka Sampradaya]], as [[Nimbarka]], the founder of the tradition, declared that Radha and Krishna together constitute the [[absolute truth]].<ref>H.Wilson, 'English Translation', Motilal Banarsidas Publishers, 1990 reprint.</ref> <eod>