Lord Mahavishnu is one of the deities in ‘Trimurthis’. The three functions of the world namely “Creation”, “Maintenance” and “Destruction” are being done by ‘Trimurthis’. Vishnu is known as the preserver in them. Mahavishnu is honored as the highest God in Hinduism. The term ‘Dasavathara’ is related to Mahavishnu’s ten incarnations. Dasavatharas are Matsya, Koorma, Varaha, Narasimha, Parasurama, Vamana, Rama, Balrama, Krishna and Kalki. All these incarnations take place in all yugas in cosmic scales. In “Bhagavad Gita” and Vishnu SSahasranama, Vishnu is described as the master of the past, present and future, the creator and the destroyer of the world and all living and nonliving beings.
The name ‘VISHNU’ means the one who can enter anywhere, as we usually say ‘Sarvavyapi’. The appearance of Vishnu is a little different from other Gods. His skin color is in blue color. It represents the infinite space color as the sky and the ocean having the same blue color. Vishnu’s appearance is picturised as a four-armed male form, holding Padma (Lotus), Gadha, Sankha (conch shell) or and Sudharsanachakra. There is a mark on his chest, named ‘Srivalsam’. This mark indicates Lakshmi Devi. Its believed that Devi resides on the chest of Vishnu. His famous jewel is named as ‘Kausthubham’. The main identity is his crown with peacock feathers, which we can see in his ‘Krishna Avathar’. Anantha, the snake is always with him. He rests on Anantha and thus knows as ‘Ananthasaayee’. Vishnu’s consort is Lakshmi Devi, the goddess of wealth. Vishnu is also honored as the deity of Santhi, the peaceful mood. Vishnu takes five forms such as Para form, Vyuha form, Vybhava form, Antharyami form and Arcavathara form. In the Arcavathara form, only the devotees can worship the Lord directly.
List of Vishnu Temples in Kerala:
- Aalathiyoor Perum Thikkovil
- Aaranmula Paarthasarathi
- Adoor Parthasarathi, Pathanamthitta
- Aduvathu Mahavishnu, Wayanad
- Aluva Sreekrishnan
- Ambalapuzha Sreekrishnan, Alappuzha
- Amballur Sreekrishna Puram
- Amballur Thrikkovu Mahavishnu
- Ananthapadmanabha Swami, Trivandrum
- Ananthapuram Ananthapadmanabhan, Kasaragod
- Ananthapuram Mahavishnu
- Ananthapuram Vishnu
- Ananthayur Vishnu Temple, Malappuram
- Anedathu Mahavishnu, Thrissur
- Arayukulangara Sreekrishna
- Asramam Sreekrishnan, Kollam
- Avanipuram Sreekrishnan
- Ayroor Anchumoorthi, Trivandrum
- Ayroor Mahavishnu, Thrissur
- Ayyan Kovil, Kottayam
- Bhakthipriyam Maha Vishnu
- Bharananganam Sreekrishnan
- Chachanathu Kavu
- Chali Narayanapuram Temple
- Changanassery Vykundeswaram
- Chavara Sreekrishnan
- Chelamattam Sreekrishnan
- Chemeni Vishnu
- Chemmanadu Sreekrishnan
- Chennamagalam Sreekrishnan
- Cheriyathekkanam Mahavishnu
- Cheruthazham Raghavapuram
- Cheruthrikovu Sreekrishnan
- Chittoor Sreekrishna Temple
- Chovara Sreekrishnan
- Edakkattu Vishnu
- Edaneer Vishnu
- Edappilly Thikovil Sreekrishnan
- Edathrikkovu Sreekrishnan
- Edathupuram Sreekrishnan
- Edayakkunnu Sreekrishnan
- Edayattu Mahavishnu
Elavoor Thrika Temple - Elayavoor Sangameswaran
- Ennakkadu Sreekrishna, Alappuzha
- Erival Mahavishnu
- Eruva Sreekrishnan
- Evoor Sreekrishnan
- Garudan Kavu
- Govardhanapuram
- Govindhapuram Parthasarathy
- Govindhapuram Temple
- Govindhapuram Vishnu
- Guruvayoor Sreekrishna Temple, Thrissur
- Harimangalan Vishnu
- Inikadu Mahavishnu
- Ithura Vishnu
- Iyarmadam Sreekrishnan
- Kadalazhi Sreekrishnan
- Kadanchira Mahavishnu
- Kadavil Thikovil Sreekrishnan
- Kaipuzha Sreekrishnan
- Kakkatt Mahavishnu
- Kalady Sreekrishnan
- Kalanthur Vishnu
- Kallapadi Sreekrishnan, Palakkad
- Kallookavu Vishnu
- Kamapuram Sankaranarayanan
- Kanathur Mahavishnu
- Kanippura Gopalkrishnan
- Kannachathewar Unnikrishnan
- Kannankulangara Sreekrishnan
- Karamukku Sreekrishnan
- Karikodu Vishnu
- Kariyattu Vishnu
- Karukidam Sreekrishnan
- Kathiroor Sooryanarayanan
- Kavalayur Mahavishnu
- Kayamkulam Puthiyidam Sreekrishnan
- Keezhperoor Thripal Kadal Vishnu
- Keezhthrikovil Vishnu
- Keralatheesarapuram Krishnan
- Keralathithyapuram Sreekrishnan
- Kidangoor Sreekrishnan
- Kochi Janardana
- Kochukadavu Sreekrishnan
- Kodassery Vishnu
- Kodavalam Vishnu
- Kodussery Parthasarathy
- Koodalmanikyam Bharathan, Thrissur
- Koothali Kammothu Vishnu
- Koottala Vishnu
- Koottupuram Vishnu
- Kothamangalam Vishnu
- Kothapuram Temple
- Kothichirakkal Vishnu
- Kottankulangara Vishnu
- Krishnapuram Sreekrishnan
- Kunchathoor Daiwagalu Odyavaran
- Kurichithanam Poothikkovil Vishnu
- Kurinji Sreekrishnan, Kottayam
- Madhyaranyam
- Mahamuni Mangalam Vishnu
- Malayankezhu Sreekrishnan
- Malsyavathara Maha Vishnu
- Mangalathrikkovu Sreekrishnan
- Manigramam Maha Vishnu
- Manikandapuram Sreekrishnan
- Manikutti Anchumoorthy Kshetharam
- Maniyamkottappan Vishnu
- Manjapra Puttur Palli Sreekrishnan
- Mannar Sreekrishnan
- Marthandapuram Sreekrishnan
- Mavellikkara Sreekrishnan
- Mayyazhi Sreekrishnan
- Mazhur Dharmikulangara Balaraman
- Meenkulam Sreekrishnan
- Mikundapuram Sreekrishnan
- Mudappilavu Mahavishnu
- Mujamkavu Parthasarathy, Kasaragod
- Mukhathala Murari Sreekrishnan
- Mukkattukara Vishnu
- Mulanjur Maha Vishnu
- Mundakkayam Parthasarathy
- Nangyar Kulangara Sreekrishnan
- Narayanamkulangara Sreekrishnan
- Narukulangara Balraman
- Nenmara Pazhayagramam Sreekrishnan
- Nenmini Balaraman
- Neruvassery Sreekrishnan
- Neyyattinkara Sreekrishnan, Trivandrum
- Oditta Koottala
- Okkal Sreekrishnan
- Onamthuruthu Sreekrishnan
- Onpathungal Mahavishnu
- Ooduviruthi Sreekrishna, Alappuzha
- Ottur Sreekrishnan
- Padoor Gopalakrishna Swami
- Pallam Kottaram Seetharamapuram
- Pallipuram Sreekrishnan
- Panayaneeri Sreerama
- Panjal Lakshminarayanan
- Pannissery Vishnu
- Panniyambally Varaham
- Parathrikkovil Vishnu
- Parijathapuram Sreekrishnan
- Pariyaram Vishnu
- Parthasarathy Temple
- Pathanapuram Sreekrishnan, Thrissur (Karalam)
- Pathanapuram Sreekrishnan, Trivandrum
- Payammal Sathrukhnan
- Pazhampuzha Vishnu
- Pazhayanoor Lakshminarayanan
- Pazhoor Vishnu
- Peerumedu Sreekrishnan
- Peringara Lakshminarayanan
- Peroor Sreekrishnan
- Perumankodu Vishnu
- Perumpuzha Thrikkoyikkal Vishnu
- Pinangodu Vishnu
- Pirappankodu Sreekrishnan
- Pooleri Garudavahana Vishnu
- Poonithura Sreekrishnan
- Poonthanam Mahavishnu
- Poothadi Vishnu
- Poothotta Vishnu
- Poozhikunnu Vishnu
- Poralothu Vishnu
- Pothiyil Sreekrishnan
- Pudiyedam Sreekrishnan
- Pudiyedam Temple
- Pullassery Mahavishnu
- Pulloor Vishnu Moorthy
- Pundareekapuram Vishnu, Kottayam
- Puranattukara Vishnu
- Ranni Ramapuram Sreekrishnan
- Ravipuram Sreekrishnan
- Sasthamkotta Sreekrishnan
- Sreedharamangalam Sreekrishnan
- Sreekrishna Puram Temple, Thrissur
- Sreekrishna Purem Temple, Palakkad
- Sreekrishna Purem Temple, Thrissur (Erumapetti)
- Sreenarayanapuram Vishnu
- Sreerama Vittala Temple
- Sreeramapuram Vishnu
- Tavanur Sri Vasudevapuram, Malappuram
- Thalam Pilarkadu Vishnu
- Thanoor Vishnu
- Thichittattu Vishnu
- Thidanadu Temple
- Thikkulasekharapuram Sreekrishnan
- Thiru Kachamkurissi Maha Vishnu Temple, Palakkad
- Thirumangalam
- Thirumittakodu Anchumoorthy
- Thirumullavaram
- Thirunalikkara Guruvayoorappan
- Thirunarayanapuram Sreekrishnan
- Thirunavaya Navamukunda Temple, Malappuram
- Thirunelli Vishnu, Wayanad
- Thirupuram Sreekrishnan
- Thiruvachira Sreekrishnan
- Thiruvalla Sreevallabha Temple, Kottayam
- Thiruvambadi Sreekrishnan, Thrissur
- Thiruvambadi Sreekrishnan, Calicut
- Thiruvanathu Sreekrishnan
- Thiruvaniyoor Sreekrishnan
- Thiruvanvandoor Vishnu
- Thiruvara
- Thiruvarchanamkunnu Sankaranarayanan
- Thiruvarpu Sreekrishnan, Kottayam
- Thodupuzha Sreekrishnan
- Thottapalli Sreekrishnan
- Thottathil Kulangara Sreekrishnan
- Thrichambaram Sreekrishnan
- Thrikkalayoor Sankaranarayanan
- Thrikkanapuram Sreekrishan, Ernakulam (Edapilly)
- Thrikkanapuram Vishnu, Alappuzha
- Thrikkaringamanna Vishnu
- Thrikkaripoor Chakrapani
- Thrikkel Balaraman
- Thrikkodithanam Mahavishnu, Kottayam
- Thrikkulasekharapuram Vishnu
- Thrippakkada Sreekrishnan
- Thrippakkal Mahavishnu
- Thripuliyoor Vishnu
- Thrivikramamangalam Vishnu
- Thruvenkitam Vishnu
- Udayamangalam Mahavishnu
- Udayathumvadil Sreekrishnan
- Ulachikkadu Sri Krishna, Alappuzha
- Ulunthi Sree Parthasarathi, Alappuzha
- Uthramkulangara Mahavishnu
- Vadakkekkara Sreekrishnan
- Vallikkodu Thrikkovil Padmanabhan
- Vapalassery Sreekrishnan, Ernakulam
- Varkala Janaradanan, Trivandrum
- Vasudewapuram Sreekrishnan, Ernakulam
- Vavannur Vanaman
- Vishnumangalam Vishnu
- Vyloppily Sreekrishnan