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Krishna

Alangad, ASG_P005 — Krishna: full panel view

Detail Photos

Alangad, ASG_P005 — Krishna: full panel viewAlangad, ASG_P005 — Krishna: detail view
Deity: KrishnaLocation: Alangad Sree Santana Gopala Murthy TempleTheme: Non-narrativeVisual Feature: Background patternVisual Feature: Facial expression detailVisual Feature: Hand gesture (mudra)Visual Feature: Ornamentation

Grown-up Krishna, wearing a yellow dhoti and holding a flute in his hand. He has peacock feathers on his crown and shoulder-length black hair.

Iconography

Primary Deity/Figure
Krishna
Iconographic Form
Krishna (Vishnu's incarnation)
Iconographic Attributes
Blue-skinned Krishna holding a flute in his hands, wears a yellow dhoti, has a white-colored uttariya or upper garment, which he wears like a shawl. His hair is tied up in a bun and there is a peacock feather on top of it. He's wearing a vanamala or a garland of flowers, wearing jewelry as well.
Rasa
Shanta

Spatial & Architectural

Position in Pradakshina Sequence
5
Adjacent Panels
Mahalakshmi and Saraswathi

Narrative

Textual Source
Non-narrative
Mythological Tale
Krishnan is the ninth reincarnation of Vishnu. Born to Vasudeva and Devaki, krishnan was transferred to the custody of Nandagopa and Yashoda who raised him like their own son. This was done to protect krishnan from the clutches of Kamsa.
Episode
Non narrative

Condition & Documentation

Condition
Fair
Deterioration Type
Pigment loss
Restoration Status
Unrestored
Documentation Type
DSLR full panel
Permission Basis
Temple authorities
Date of Documentation
08/08/2024
Artist
Neelakantan Ilayath
Identifier
ASG_P005
Rights / Notes
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Curated by
Radhika Suresh
PhD Research Scholar, Digital Humanities
School of Liberal Arts
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
ORCID: 0009-0004-5523-1452
How to Cite
Suresh, Radhika. Kerala Mural Archive.
IIT Jodhpur, 2026.
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