The luminescent beauty of Lord Krishna's dark skin is compared to the shiny black fruit; just as a woman's round, beautiful eyes is often poetically referred to as 'jamuns'. The God of clouds – Lord Megha incarnated on earth as the jamun and that is why the colour of the fruit is like the stormy monsoon clouds. [X].
Summertime is jamun time. (wiki on jamun)
Pics: Jamun Kheer by kharakapas, illustration of the jamun tree, Raag Megh Malhar.
















