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Krishna in Indian Temples
- Krishna Janmashtami, the birthday of Krishna, an incarnation
of Vishnu,
 considered to be one of the supreme
manifestations of Divinity in the Indian belief systems, is widely celebrated all over
India. Krishna is the subject of much of the Classical Music repertoire in the
Indian tradition and there is a plethora of poetry in almost all Indian languages
celebrating the childhood of Krishna. There are several temples all over the Indian
subcontinent dedicated to Krishna. Guruvayur,
in Kerala enshrines Krishna - Guruvayurappan, an image of Krishna from
Dwaraka said to have been installed by Guru and Vayu when the great deluge engulfed the
earth. Udupi in Karnataka, another of the foremost
shrines dedicated to Krishna, houses an image of the young Krishna. Nathdwara in Rajasthan enshrines Srinath - Krishna, an
image that is believed to have been brought from Mathura. Mathura, Vrindavan
and Dwarka are temple towns and hoary pilgrimage
sites in India associated with the life of Krishna. The Jagannath Temple at Puri, Orissa is a towering monument steeped in worship
traditions associated with the state of Orissa. The Southernmost of these, The Rajagopala temple at Mannargudi near
Thanjavur, enshrines Santanagopalakrishna and is the largest and grandest of all of the
temples listed here. Please visit the Templenet
homepage of the Rajagopala Temple for more information on this magnificient
temple. Templenet is proud to bring you links to sites related to each of these
temples on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami - 1999.
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