Sri Krishna Temple

The Sri Krishna Temple in Guruvayur, Kerala is probably one of the most popular temples in the world. The main deity here, as the name suggests, is Lord Krishna who is an avatar of Lord Vishnu. It is one of the most important temples for Hindus in Kerala. It is referred to as Bhooloka Vaikuntam or Vishnu’s heavenly abode on Earth. The idol of Krishna represents the part of Krishna’s story when the 8^th newborn son of Vasudeva a–nd Devaki reveals to them that he is no one but Lord Vishnu and will hence be holding the discus and the conch. Guruvayur is also known as the Dwaraka of South India and Krishna is known here fondly as Kannan and Guruvayurappan. However an interesting fact is that even though this temple is considered very holy by Hindus, it is not considered as one of the 108 Divya Desams of Lord Vishnu.