# * Shri Lord Lakshmi-Narasimha Swamy temple, Korukonda, near Rajahmundry, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh.

# Shri Narasimha Swami Zarni Cave Temple, Bidar District, Karnataka-It is said that Lord Narasimha after killing Hiranyakashpu, proceeded to kill a demon named Jalasura.

His daughter Sri or Shri, married Lord Vishnu ( Narayana ).

On seeing no reaction from Lord, Maharishi hit Lord Vishnu on his chest ( that strike by Maharishi Bhrigu left a foot print on Lord's chest and that foot print is known as " Shri Vatsa ").

Hindu belief is that the bridge was created by Shri Rama and Shri Lakshman with the assistance of Lord Hanuman and the ' monkey army ' to reach Lanka in order to find Shri Rama's wife Sita who was kidnapped by Ravana.

The other four are: Seetha, the wife of Lord rama ; Tara, the wife of Vali who was instrumental in reconciling Rama with Sugreev ; Ahalya, Sage Gautam ’ s wife who was given a blessing of purity from Shri Ram ; and Mandodari, the virtuous wife of Ravana who had the courage to speak out against her husband when he abducted Sita.

Udupi is known for the Krishna Mutt ( Temple of Lord Krishna ) and also native place of the Vaishnavite saint Shri Madhvacharya who founded the Krishna Mutt in the 13th century.

It is dedicated to worship of Lord Krishna and his wife Shri Rukhmini devi.

Shri Bhrahma Utsav ( Brahmotsavam )- Lord Shri Bhrahma himself will perform this most important festival. Seer Shri Udaiyar's Utsav and Vidaiyaatri ( Concluding and Leave-Taking Ceremony ).

Shri Jayanthi or Krishna Jayanthi ( Birthday of Lord Krishna )

Shri Rama Navami ( Birthday of Lord Ram )

" This ovi is an invocation to OM, and is followed by an elaborate explanation of Lord Shri Krishna's form as the embodiment of the Vedas and Puranas, and the complete representation of OM:

He, Lord Narayana, manifests in this world as Shri Vishnu.

Maharajshri was born exactly nine months after his grandfather had prayed to Shri Shantanu Behari, the Lord of Vrindavan.

Jagadguru Kripaluji Maharaj, suggests that karma is generally fixed and humans reap the fruits of their actions ; he notes that not even God violates the law of karma ; Shri Maharajji cites two prime examples: the Pandavas suffered immensely, even though they were great devotees of Lord Krishna ; even though Vishnu's Avatar Rama was the child of Dasharatha and Kausalya, Kausalya became a widow upon Dasharatha's death, yet He did not interfere to remove their miseries.

Shri Chakradhar Swami told his disciples that the lord takes avatars in all four yugas ( same was said by Lord Shri Krishna in Bhagavad Gita: " dharma sansthaapnaarthay sambhavaami yuge yuge ").

Lord Shri Govindaprabhu was the guru of Lord Shri Chakradhar Swami.

It is said that Lord Dattatreya spent some of his days at Audumber on the banks of river Krishna.

In the Nath tradition, Dattatreya is recognized as an Avatar or incarnation of the Lord Shiva and as the Adi-Guru ( First Teacher ) of the Adinath Sampradaya of the Nathas.

Although Dattatreya was at first a " Lord of Yoga " exhibiting distinctly Tantric traits, he was adapted and assimilated into the more devotional cults ; while still worshiped by millions of Hindus, he is approached more as a benevolent god than as a teacher of the highest essence of Indian thought.

* Practical and scientific articles about Lord Dattatreya

There is also the Avadhoot Panth, wherein Lord Dattatreya and his forms such as Narasimha Saraswati and Sai Baba of Shirdi are worshiped.

Lord Dattatreya is worshiped by many as the Hindu trinity – Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva in one divine entity.

"... Lord Dattatreya, an antinomian form of Shiva closely associated with the cremation ground, who appeared to Baba Kina Ram atop Girnar Mountain in Gujarat.

Considered to be the adi guru ( ancient spiritual teacher ) and founding deity of Aghor, Lord Dattatreya offered his own flesh to the young ascetic as prasād ( a kind of blessing ), conferring upon him the power of clairvoyance and establishing a guru-disciple relationship between them.

Although Dattatreya was at first a " Lord of Yoga " exhibiting distinctly Tantric traits, he was adapted and assimilated into the more devotional ( Sanskrit: bhakti ) Vaishnavite cults ; while still worshiped by millions of Hindus, he is approached more as a benevolent god than as a teacher of the highest essence of Indian thought.

This is just one of the many legends related to the birth of Lord Dattatreya.

Ek Mukhi Dattatreya Temple at Vengurla is very old Lord Dattatreya Temple, which is almost 800 years old.

Lord Shri Dattatreya Prabhu was the guru of Lord Shri Chakrapani.

Its founding is traditionally ascribed as an ideal reflected by the life and spiritual attainments of the guru Dattatreya, who was considered by many to have been a human incarnation of Lord Vishnu born to Rishi Atri and Anasuya mata.

Janardanswamy was a devotee of Lord Dattatreya, and this meant that Eknath's social and religious outlook consisted of tolerance and kindness toward all fellow beings.

* Prabhu -- The Lord and Master of the devotees

Moreover, Hindus have found it easier to focus on anthropmorphic icons, because Lord Krishna said in the Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12, Verse 5, that it is much more difficult to focus on God as the unmanifested than God with form, due to human beings having the need to perceive via the senses.

Historians also note that Mani declared himself to be an " apostle of Jesus Christ " Also Manichaean tradition also is noted to have claimed that Mani was the reincarnation of different religious figures from Buddha, Lord Krishna, Zoroaster, and Jesus.

Mani was allegedly claiming to be the reincarnation of the Buddha, Lord Krishna, Zoroaster and Jesus depending on the context in which he was carrying out his preachings.

The name Muralitharan is derived from murli dhar ( Devnagri: म ु रल ी धर ) meaning " the bearer of the flute ", which is a synonym for Lord Krishna, a deity in Hinduism who is said to play upon his bamboo flute while looking after cattle.

He was so brave and powerful that Lord Krishna beheaded him prior to the battle suspecting he might fight for the Kauravas.

In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna, an Avatar of Vishnu declared in verse 21, that lust is one of the gates to Naraka or hell.

This name is a Vaishnava name ( a name relating to Lord Krishna / Vishnu or a Gaudiya Vaishnava saint ), and is followed by " Dasa " for men and " Dasi " for women ( both terms mean " servant ").

The Mahabharata, describing the life and times of the Pandavas, occurs in the Dvapara Yuga, a period associated with Lord Krishna ( the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu ).

The most famous of these chapters is the Bhagavad Gita ( Sanskrit: The Celestial Song ) in the Mahabharata, in which Lord Krishna explains the concepts of duty and righteousness to the hero Arjuna before the Battle of Kurukshetra.

A dasa ( servant ) and also a manifestation of Lord Vishnu, he is said to have manifested in four human forms or Avatars: Lakshmana, brother of Lord Rama, Balarama, brother of Lord Krishna, Ramanuja and Manavala Mamunigal.

Previous to the appearance of Lord Krishna, this original Sankarshana will appear as Baladeva, just to please the Supreme Lord Krishna in His transcendental pastimes.

" The transcendental goddess Srimati Radharani is the direct counterpart of Lord Sri Krishna.

* " The transcendental goddess Srimati Radharani is the direct counterpart of Lord Sri Krishna.

Also it is stated by Ved Vyasa in Mahabharata, the main Epic which portrays Lord Krishna as principal hero, that venerable sage Maharishi Narada once visited Lord Krishna at Brindavan.

Lord Krishna as usual was playing in sand and was swallowing it.