God celebrated on Janmashtami (7)

I believe the answer is:

krishna

(Other definitions for krishna that I've seen before include "lord?" , "I shrank from Hindu god, avatar of Vishnu" , "divine figure" , "Hare ..., religious sect based on Vedic scriptures" , "Most important avatar of Vishnu" .)

I've seen this clue in the Wall Street Journal and the LA Times.

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