Vishnu

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Hindu deity principal deity in Hinduism supreme deity in Vaishnavism

Vishnu is a principal Hindu god revered as the preserver and protector of the universe, often depicted with blue skin and four arms and associated with avatars such as Rama and Krishna.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Vishnu canonical	178
Lord Vishnu	15
Venkateswara	8
Dwarkadhish	3
Vithoba	2
Bhagavan Vishnu	1
Jagadishwar (a form of Vishnu)	1
Lakshmi Narayan	1
Lord Vishnu as Kallazhagar	1
Perumal (Vishnu)	1
Rama	1
Vasudeva	1
Vishnu (through Krishna as an avatar)	1
Vishnu (through Rama as avatar)	1
Vishnu as Koodal Azhagar	1
Vishnu in Padmanabha form	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu deity ⓘ principal deity in Hinduism ⓘ supreme deity in Vaishnavism ⓘ
abode	Vaikuntha ⓘ
associatedAnimal	Garuda ⓘ
associatedConcept	cosmic order ⓘ dharma ⓘ
associatedSerpent	Ananta ⓘ Shesha ⓘ
associatedWith	Brahma ⓘ Dashavatara ⓘ Devi ⓘ surface form: Lakshmi Shiva ⓘ Vaikuntha ⓘ
avatar	Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ surface form: Buddha Kalki ⓘ Krishna ⓘ Kurma ⓘ Matsya ⓘ Narasimha ⓘ Parashurama ⓘ Rama ⓘ Vamana ⓘ Varaha ⓘ
color	blue ⓘ
consort	Devi ⓘ surface form: Lakshmi
cosmicFunction	preservation ⓘ
depictedAs	reclining on serpent Shesha ⓘ
epithet	Rama ⓘ surface form: Govinda Hari ⓘ Kesava ⓘ Madhava ⓘ Narayana ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
iconographicAttribute	blue skin ⓘ conch (shankha) ⓘ discus (chakra) ⓘ four arms ⓘ lotus (padma) ⓘ mace (gada) ⓘ
memberOf	Trimurti ⓘ
mount	Garuda ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
role	preserver of the universe ⓘ protector of the universe ⓘ
scripturalMention	Atharvaveda ⓘ Mahabharata ⓘ Puranas ⓘ Ramayana ⓘ Rigveda ⓘ Yajurveda ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence	cosmic preservation ⓘ
spouse	Devi ⓘ surface form: Lakshmi
weapon	Sudarshana Chakra ⓘ
worshippedIn	People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ surface form: Bangladesh India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ
worshipTradition	Vaishnavism ⓘ

Referenced by (217)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hinduism → hasDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rama

Lotus → associatedWithDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

Krishna → parents → Vishnu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vasudeva

Tirupati → deityWorshippedAtTirumala → Vishnu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Venkateswara

Tirupati → deityWorshippedAtTirumala → Vishnu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord Vishnu

Smartism → recognizesDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

Smartism → panchayatanaPujaIncludes → Vishnu ⓘ

Rigveda → dedicatedToDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

Brahma → associatedWith → Vishnu ⓘ

Holi → associatedWithDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

Ramayana → featuresDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

Vishishtadvaita → identifiesBrahmanWith → Vishnu ⓘ

Dvaita → primaryDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

Janmashtami → associatedDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

Rama Navami → associatedDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

Prambanan Temple → dedicatedTo → Vishnu ⓘ

Dnyaneshwari → associatedDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vithoba

Tukaram’s abhangas → devotionalFocus → Vishnu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vithoba

Kumbh Mela → associatedWithDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

Namdev → worshippedDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

Vaishnavism → centralDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

Srirangam → dedicatedTo → Vishnu ⓘ

subject surface form: Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam

Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane → dedicatedTo → Vishnu ⓘ

Dwarkadhish Temple → primaryDeityForm → Vishnu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dwarkadhish

Gandaki River → associatedWith → Vishnu ⓘ

Narali Purnima → associatedDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord Vishnu

Angkor Wat → dedicatedTo → Vishnu ⓘ

Bhakti yoga → oftenDirectedTo → Vishnu ⓘ

Devaki → associatedDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

Jambavati → associatedWithDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vishnu (through Krishna as an avatar)

Sudarshana Chakra → associatedWith → Vishnu ⓘ

Sudarshana Chakra → usedBy → Vishnu ⓘ

Sudarshana Chakra → heldBy → Vishnu ⓘ

Kartik → isDedicatedTo → Vishnu ⓘ

Sri Venkateswara National Park → namedAfter → Vishnu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Venkateswara

Brahmotsavam → primaryDeityHonored → Vishnu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Venkateswara

Brahmotsavam → primaryDeityHonored → Vishnu ⓘ

Vaikunta Ekadasi → dedicatedTo → Vishnu ⓘ

Sri Venkateswara University → namedAfter → Vishnu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Venkateswara

Dvapara Yuga → associatedDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

Dvapara Yuga → avatarOf → Vishnu ⓘ

Narada → associatedWith → Vishnu ⓘ

Narada → devoteeOf → Vishnu ⓘ

Brahmanda (cosmic egg) → associatedWithDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

subject surface form: Brahmanda

Yadu dynasty → associatedWithDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

Rama → associatedDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

Tirumala → primaryDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Venkateswara

Seshachalam Hills → associatedDeity → Vishnu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Venkateswara

Panchayatana puja → veneratesDeity → Vishnu ⓘ