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Temple legend · 1 telling · contested

The image that came from Vaikuntha to Guruvayur

An image made by Vishnu himself passes from Brahma to King Sutapas to Uddhava, who has Brihaspati and Vayu install it in Kerala after Dwarka sinks.

Guruvayurappan, Vishnu, Brahma, Sutapas

South India