Category: Vishesh Temples

Guruvayoor Sri Krishna Temple is a Hindu sanctuary devoted to the Hindu god Guruvayurappan (a four-armed connection of the Hindus god Vishnu), situated in the town of Guruvayur in Kerala, India. It is one of the important holy place for Hindus of Kerala and is frequently referred to as Bhuloka Vaikunta. which means the “Heavenly Abode of Vishnu on Earth”. . The main deity is a four-armed standing Krishna carrying the conch Panchajanya, the plate Sudarshana Chakra, the mace Kaumodaki and a lotus with a Holy basil garland. This image addresses the grand form of Vishnu as revealed to Krishna’s parents Vasudeva and Devaki around the hour of Krishna’s birth; subsequently Guruvayur is otherwise called “Dwarka of South India”.