Guruvayurappan
Guruvayurappan (Malayalam: ഗുരുവായൂരപ്പന്; guruvāyūrappan) (lit. Lord / Father of Guruvayoor) also rendered as Guruvayoorappan, is a form of Vishnu worshipped mainly in Kerala, India. He is the presiding deity of the Guruvayur Temple, who is worshipped as Krishna in his child form, also known as Guruvayur Unnikkannan (lit. 'Little Krishna' of Guruvayoor). The temple is located in the town of Guruvayur, Thrissur, Kerala, which is named after the deity.
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God of Preservation God of Guruvayur | |
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| Sanskrit transliteration | Guruvāyūrappan |
| Sanskrit, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Gujarati | गुरुवायूर् अप्पऩ्, ഗുരുവായൂരപ്പന്, குருவாயூரப்பன், ಗುರುವಾಯೂರಪ್ಪ,గురువాయూరప్ప, गुरुवायूरप्पन्, ગુરુવાયુરપ્પં |
| Affiliation | Vaishnavism, Krishnaism |
| Abode | Vaikuntha |
| Planet | Bhuloka |
| Mantra | Om Namo Narayanaya |
| Weapon | Sudarshana Chakra, Panchajanya, Kaumodaki |
| Symbol | Padma (Vishnu) |
| Mount | Garuda |
| Consort | Lakshmi |
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Even though the deity is that of chaturbahu (four-handed) Vishnu, the sankalpam (concept) of the worshipers is that the deity is the infant form of Krishna. The deity represents the purna rupa (full manifestation) revealed by baby Krishna to his parents Vasudeva and Devaki immediately after his advent in Kamsa's jail. Hence, the deity represents both Krishna and Vishnu.