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Unni, the boy of the konna legend
The poor village boy of Kerala's konna legend who asked only to see Krishna, was given his gold waist chain, was called a thief, and whose mother threw the chain into the tree that then flowered gold; named Unni in one account and unnamed in others.
Sources: Story of Vishu Kanikonna flowers, Hindupad; Taking in the grandeur of Vishu, Onmanorama (Malayala Manorama), 15 April 2018 · see Unni, the boy of the konna legend's web