#ashada

nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-24

Jul 24, 2025: Krishna with "fish ears" [the ornament]. 🐟

ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಕರ್ಣ ಕೃಷ್ಣ
matsyakarna krishna

Idol of Hindu deity Krishna in red (with pink hue) standing gold-clad staff in right hand, left hand on front left waist. Krishna wears large ear rings shaped like fish, gold shoes, gold palm coverings, and several gold ornaments including a broad medallion attached to an elaborate necklace. A string of white flowers (large red roses between) encircles Krishna. Green holy basil leaves and assorted loose flowers at Krishna's feet.

A large gold arch behind Krishna. Strings of green holy basil leaves hang down from the arch and go all the way to the floor. A string of green beetle leaves across the top of the arch. Smaller flower strings as well at the middle-top of the arch.

Blue cloth background.
nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-23

Jul 23, 2025: Krishna in diamond armor. 💎 🐄

ವಜ್ರವರ್ಮ ಕೃಷ್ಣ
wajrawarma krishna

Idol of Hindu deity Krishna in diamond-cladding standing with a matching crown and a similarly clad staff in right hand, left hand on front left waist. Krishna wears gold shoes and stands on an ornate gilded box (partially visible). A small gold umbrella above Krishna and a gilded cow behind Krishna. The cow's head is turned back to gaze at Krishna's feet. A long string of yellow flowers and a long string of white flowers go from the top of the box all the way over the umbrella and back down to the box on Krishna's other side. A string yellow flowers on the cow's back. Green holy basil leaves and assorted loose flowers at Krishna's feet. Blue cloth background.
nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-22

Jul 22, 2025: Krishna as Upendra [Wishnu with specific weapon arrangement]. 🏹

ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಕೃಷ್ಣ
upendra krishna

Idol of Hindu deity Krishna in green seated with left leg down and right leg folded at the knee and placed over the left knee. Krishna wears gold shoes, gold palm coverings, gold crown, and lots of gold ornaments; holds a silver bow in left hand and a silver arrow in right hand. A string of white flowers around Krishna from his left waist to the right waist, going over the crown.

A gold arch behind Krishna. A thick string of green holy basil leaves and a string of yellow and red flowers along the edges of the arch.
nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-22

Jul 22, 2025: Krishna as Upendra [Wishnu with specific weapon arrangement]. 🏹

ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಕೃಷ್ಣ
upendra krishna

Idol of Hindu deity Krishna in green seated with left leg down and right leg folded at the knee and placed over the left knee. Krishna wears gold shoes, gold palm coverings, gold crown, and lots of gold ornaments; holds a silver bow in left hand and a silver arrow in right hand. A gold arch behind Krishna. A string of white flowers around Krishna from his left waist to the right waist, going over the crown.
nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-21

Jul 21, 2025: Krishna carrying a flute. 🪈

ಮುರಳೀಧರ ಕೃಷ್ಣ
muraleedhara krishna

Idol of Hindu deity Krishna standing in peach/yellow frilly outfit holding both hands held at chest height, palms down holding a horizontal silver flute. Krishna wears gold shoes, gold palm coverings, gold crown, and several gold ornaments. A thick string of yellow flowers with occasional red roses and green leaves is all around Krishna. Around the yellow flowers is a string of white flowers.
nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-20

Jul 20, 2025: Handsome king, King among handsome

ಚೆಲುವರಾಜ
cheluwaraaja

Idol of Hindu deity Krishna standing on an ornate gold-covered box, dressed in red with a gold-clad staff in right hand and left hand on front left waist, wearing gold crown, gold shoes, gold palm coverings, and lots of gold ornaments; and standing in front of a gold arch with very broad ornate sides. A small gold umbrella at the middle-top of the arch. 

A thick string of yellow flowers shoulder-to-shoulder going over the crown. A shorter string of red roses over the yellow string. A string of white flowers with occasional red roses flowing along the edges of the arch and going over the umbrella. Flags and motifs carrying icons of Wishnu's weapons.
nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-20

Jul 20, 2025: Handsome king, King among handsome

ಚೆಲುವರಾಜ
cheluwaraaja

Idol of Hindu deity Krishna standing dressed in red with a gold-clad staff in right hand and left hand on front left waist, wearing gold crown, gold shoes, gold palm coverings, and lots of gold ornaments; and standing in front of a gold arch with very broad ornate sides. A thick string of yellow flowers shoulder-to-shoulder going over the crown. A shorter string of red roses over the yellow string.
nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-19

Jul 19, 2025: Krishna wearing green [the emerald green border in the drape and turban]

ಗರುಡಾಂಬರ ಕೃಷ್ಣ
garudaambara krishna

The official name reads ಗರುಡಾಂಭರ (aspirated B) which could be a transcription error: nothing in the alankaara shows garuda being carried, but it does show Krishna wearing garuda color.

Idol of Hindu deity Krishna standing dressed in a yellow saree with red border and emerald green border. The red border is in the frilly portion around Krishna's hips; the green border is in the front of the pants. Krishna wears a matching turban with green border, and a crest of fresh green grass. A thick dense string of yellow flowers all around Krishna. Krishna wears gold shoes and several gold ornaments including a necklace with a large gold medallion containing fuzzy elephant shapes.

The sides of a gold arch around Krishna are visible. A string of green beetle leaves hang at the top of the arch (but the top is not fully visible). Assorted loose flowers at Krishna's feet.
nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-18

Jul 18, 2025: Mahaalakshmee, she who steals [arrests] the mind.

ಮನೋಹಾರಿಣೀ ಮಹಾಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ
manohaarinee mahaalakshmee

Idol of Hindu deity Krishna in green saree (with a broad embroidered border) seated with right leg hanging down, left leg folded at the knee  resting on the seat, and left foot touching the inside of the right knee. Krishna wears gold shoes, gold palm coverings, gold crown, and several gold jewels including a huge lotus-shaped gold medallion. Krishna holds a garland of white jasmine flowers adorned with three large red roses. Two huge pink lotus blooms on either side of Krishna. The saree is pleated and the pleats are spread in a radiant circular manner to cover Krishna's legs with just the right shoe peeping out.

A thick string of white flowers go from the left side of Krishna, over his crown, and back down to Krishna's right side. The sides of a gold arch behind Krishna are visible. Dark almost-black background.
nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-17

Jul 17, 2025: Krishna, more beautiful.

ಚಾರುತರ ಕೃಷ್ಣ
chaarutara krishna

Idol of Hindu deity Krishna in orange vest and red frilled kilt standing on a gold-covered slab with gold-clad staff in right hand; wearing gold shoes and lots of gold ornaments. A thick string of white flowers (with two large red roses) surround Krishna. Just the sides of a gold arch around Krishna are visible.
nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-16

Jul 16, 2025: Krishna in jasmine turban.

ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾ ಉಷ್ಣೀಷ ಕೃಷ್ಣ
mallikaa ushneesha krishna

Idol of Hindu deity Krishna in white saree (with red embroidered border) standing with gold-clad staff in right hand and left hand on left front waist; wearing gold shoes, gold palm coverings, and wearing lots of gold and stone-studded ornaments including a large studded medallion of two swans facing each others; and wearing a turban made entirely of white jasmine flowers. Strings of yellow and white flowers fall down on either side of Krishna from a gold umbrella [not visible] above his head.
nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-15

Jul 15, 2025: Krishna with Wairamudi [a diamond crown famously worn by cheluwa naaraayana in Melukote city]. 💎 👑

ವೈರಮುಡಿ ಕೃಷ್ಣ
wairamudi krishna

Idol of Hindu deity Krishna in brown seated in regal getup and posture: left foot planted, right leg folded at the knee and foot placed on left knee; wearing gold shoes, gold jewels, and an elaborate diamond-studded gold crown. A gold arch with broad sides behind Krishna, a small gold umbrella overhead. A dense string of white flowers over the umbrella. A large silver trough filled with green holy basil leaves on the floor in front of Krishna.
nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-14

Jul 14, 2025: Krishna, lord of diamonds. 💎

ವಜ್ರೇಶ್ವರ ಕೃಷ್ಣ
wajreshwara krishna

Idol of Hindu deity Krishna diamond-clad with a matching crown and a similarly clad staff in right hand, standing on a gold-covered slab. A string of white flowers hangs from the crown and flows down on both sides of Krishna. A small gold umbrella over the crown. A string of yellow flowers hang from the top of the umbrella and flows down to the floor on both sides of Krishna. A string of white flowers on top of the umbrella. Blue cloth background. A string of yellow flowers at each end.
nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-13

Jul 13, 2025: Churner Krishna adorned with an arch.

ಪ್ರಭಾವಳಿಮಂಡಿತ ಮಂಥಾನಕೃಷ್ಣ
prabhaavalimandita manthaanakrishna

Closeup of an idol of Hindu deity Krishna in a gold-colored vest and red fluffy pants. Only the waist and above visible. Krishna wears a gold crown and many gold ornaments including a necklace with a stone studded medallion in the shape of a crown conch. A dense string of white flowers hangs from the crown and flows down on both sides of Krishna.
nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-13

Jul 13, 2025: Churner Krishna adorned with an arch.

ಪ್ರಭಾವಳಿಮಂಡಿತ ಮಂಥಾನಕೃಷ್ಣ
prabhaavalimandita manthaanakrishna

Idol of Hindu deity Krishna in a gold-colored vest and red fluffy pants; wearing gold shows, gold crown, and many gold ornaments; holding a gold-clad staff in right hand; standing on an ornate silver box. A gilded cow stands behind Krishna, head on Krishna's left but turned back to gaze at Krishna's feet. A dense string of white flowers hangs from the crown and flows down on both sides of Krishna, over the cow's back, down to Krishna's feet.

A gold arch with ornate broad sides behind Krishna, and a small gold umbrella attached to the top of the arch. A string of yellow flowers hang from the top of the arch and flows down to the floor on both sides of Krishna. A string of yellow flowers on top of the umbrella.
nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-12

Jul 12, 2025: Churner Krishna in a pavilion [arch actually, but poetic license].

ಮಂಟಪಮಂಡಿತ ಮಂಥಾನಕೃಷ್ಣ
mantapamandita manthaanakrishna

*Can also mean "Krishna with a churn" (which in Udupi is his natural state)

Idol of Hindu deity Krishna a diamond-clad Krishna standing with a matching crown and a similarly clad staff in right hand. Krishna stands on an ornate gold box and is surrounded by a gold arch. A string of yellow flowers around Krishna. Strings of white flowers hanging down at the top of the arch. A string of white flowers in U shape on the box at Krishna's feet. Blue cloth background with strings of yellow flowers hanging down at both ends.
nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-11

Jul 11, 2025: Yashoda in anticipation of Krishna.

ಕೃಷ್ಣನ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಯಶೋದಾ
krishnana nireeksheyalli yashodaa

Idol of Hindu deity Krishna in brown seated with right leg down (not visible), left leg folded at the knee and placed over right knee, right hand resting on left ankle, left hand along a round cushion. Krishna wears gold shoes, gold palm coverings, and several gold ornaments. A string of whitle flowers shoulder-shoulder going over the head. A string of red roses starts from the right side of the head and flows down the left shoulder.

The saree has a very broad elaborately embroidered border which is pleated neatly and draped radiantly over Krishna's lower body under the folded left leg.

Blue cloth background. A string of green beetle leaves hangs behind Krishna.
nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-10

Jul 10, 2025: Krishna guarded by Shaesha (the snake) settled down for "chaaturmaasa" [annual 4-month period of resting, learning, introspection].

ಚಾತುರ್ಮಾಸ ಕೂತ ಶೇಷಕೃಷ್ಣ
chaaturmaasa koota shaeshakrishna

Idol of Hindu deity Krishna in green vest and blue pants seated on a bed of a silver 7-headed cobra ("shaesha"), legs stretched in a relaxed posture as if about to lie down, right elbow resting on a round "cushion", left hand resting on left thigh. Krishna wears gold shoes, gold palm coverings, gold crown, and lots of gold jewels. A string of red roses and a string of yellow flowers both laid shoulder-shoulder going over the crown. Blue cloth background.
nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-09
Idol of Hindu deity Krishna standing dressed in orange; wearing gold shoes, gold palm coverings, and several gold ornaments including a large necklace with a large lotus-shaped medallion. Holding a gold staff in right hand, left hand on left front waist. A string of white flowers shoulder-shoulder going over the crown. 

A gold arch around Krishna, extending quite high above the crown. A long string of white flowers along the sides of the arch making a U-shape. A string of areca flowers at the top of the arch along with a smaller string of white flowers.

Black background fills the arch. Dark blue cloth background behind the arch.
nitya krishnanityakrishna
2025-07-09

Jul 09, 2025: Lotus in [our] heart Krishna. 🪷

ಹೃತ್ಕಮಲ ಕೃಷ್ಣ
hritkamala krishna

Idol of Hindu deity Krishna standing dressed in orange; wearing gold shoes, gold palm coverings, and several gold ornaments including a large necklace with a large lotus-shaped medallion. Holding a gold staff in right hand, left hand on left front waist. A string of white flowers shoulder-shoulder going over the crown. Black background.

Sides of a gold arch around Krishna are visible along with a string of white flowers along the sides of the arch.

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