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Guruvayurappan

Also called: Guruvayoorappan, Unnikrishnan

The four-armed Vishnu-Krishna of Guruvayur, whose image temple lore traces from Vishnu's own hands in Vaikuntha through Brahma, King Sutapas and Uddhava to installation by Brihaspati and Vayu after Dwarka sank — hence the town's name. Melpathur's Narayaniyam and Poonthanam's Jnanappana are its devotional literature.

Sources: Guruvayur Temple — Wikipedia; Narayaniyam — Wikipedia; Poonthanam Nambudiri — Wikipedia · see Guruvayurappan's web

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Guruvayurappan form of

Vishnu (God) Vaishnava · The image that came from Vaikuntha to Guruvayur
Krishna (Avatar) Vaishnava · The image that came from Vaikuntha to Guruvayur
The image Krishna worshipped at Dwarka; addressed as Unnikrishnan.

Guruvayurappan dwells at

Guruvayur (Place) Vaishnava · The image that came from Vaikuntha to Guruvayur

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The image that came from Vaikuntha to Guruvayur
Temple legend · as deity · 1 telling

Cited

Guruvayur Temple — Wikipedia Encyclopedia
Narayaniyam — Wikipedia Encyclopedia
Poonthanam Nambudiri — Wikipedia Encyclopedia