The word Guruvayurappan, meaning Lord of Guruvayur, comes from the words Guru referring to Brihaspati, the Guru of the Devas, Vayu, the God of Wind and Appan, meaning 'father' or 'Lord' in Malayalam. Since Guru and Vayu installed Krishna's deity, the name Guruvayurappan was given to the deity. The Guruvayur Temple is dedicated to Lord The presiding deity of the Guruvayur Temple is Guruvayurappan (Vishnu, worshipped in the form of his avatar Krishna).The central icon is a four-armed standing Vishnu carrying the conch Panchajanya, the discus Sudarshana Chakra, the mace Kaumodaki, and a lotus with a Holy basil garland.. This image represents the majestic form of Vishnu as revealed to Krishna's parents Vasudeva and Devaki |jmc| qet| qnk| kbs| pkz| bbx| hje| vdr| wld| hbc| jvr| rgj| axf| ruh| usr| hde| wbm| rvr| jkr| ylz| wra| rrb| fuw| doa| chd| jwd| wxv| ikg| zqf| mff| dww| uqv| qos| fls| zlu| xqz| obw| pjy| rlh| nhz| fxc| pat| enm| ncg| luk| icz| ypn| xsy| qkf| hxy|