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Plate DEI · SHNUVishnuविष्णु

URN · urn:vamshanidhi:deity:vishnu

Deities · Vaiṣṇava

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विष्णु

Vishnu

Pantheon

Vaiṣṇava

1 attested aspect

109 temple links

ISynopsis

Preserver of the universe in the Hindu trinity (Trimurti). Worshipped in 10 primary avatars (Dashavatara) including Rama and Krishna. Principal deity of the Vaishnava tradition.

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9 entries

  1. PantheonVaiṣṇava · Curated pantheon classificationscholarly interpretation
  2. Name (mal/Mlym)വിഷ്ണുtextual
  3. Name (hin/Deva)विष्णु · also: नारायण, हरि, पेरुमालtextual
  4. Name (kan/Knda)ವಿಷ್ಣುtextual
  5. Name (tel/Telu)విష్ణువుtextual
  6. Name (tam/Taml)திருமால்textual
  7. Name (eng/Latn)Vishnu · also: Narayana, Hari, Madhavatextual
  8. Aspects1 attested formscholarly interpretation
  9. Enshrined at109 templescommunity attested

IIFamily lineages worshipping this deity

Verified family lineages that hold this deity as their kuladevataa (family patron deity). The kuladevataa registry (ADR-0044) grows as contributors share their family patron deity through lineage submissions.

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IIAspects and forms

1 attested

IIITemples enshrining this devatā

109 attested
  • Temple 9ba7bfaeprimary
  • Temple b02474e9primary
  • Temple c8fb383dprimary
  • Temple 34af39b9primary
  • Temple a402a33aprimary
  • Temple bc1dd19eprimary
  • Temple b450824bprimary
  • Temple ebe251b8primary
  • Temple 8d5d1736primary
  • Temple b31fd4dfprimary
  • Temple cfd618a3primary
  • Temple 7458d1b0primary
  • Temple 0d9eeec7primary
  • Temple 6c49fa82primary
  • And 95 further temples.

IVFamily lineages

Families who consider Vishnu their kuladevataa have contributed lineage records to the Vamsha archive. The connection persists across generations as part of the hundred-year horizon set for this registry.

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