Why is Lord Krishna the most popular Hindu deity?

I believe this is true and because of the following reasons:- 1. Krishna lived among us- He took part in the cycle of life, opening himself upto the sufferings in this world, the attachments,conflicts and everything else. read more

In andra pradesh lord vekateshwara is the popular deity. in Tamilnadu lord Ranganatha is the popular deity. in Maharashtra lord panduranga is the popular deity. Yes i agree that krishna is most popular hindu deity. read more

The great exponent of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna is one of the most powerful incarnations of Vishnu, the Godhead of the Hindu Trinity of deities. Of all the Vishnu avatars he is the most popular, and perhaps of all Hindu gods the one closest to the heart of the masses. read more

Thus, by the arrangement of Providence (a.k.a. an organizational term for Lord Krishna Himself), He has been made most popular among all the Forms of God (in India - the land to which sanatana dharma, or the natural religion of the cosmos, has been restricted to, in this Kali-yug). read more