Thread by @Bharathgyan

#Udupi – An Idol to Rekindle Memories

In the south west coast of India, in the town of Udupi, #Krishna continues to give us a glimpse of His childhood form through an idol that He had gifted to Rukmini, His wife more than 5100 years ago.

As legends tell, inorder to satisfy His mother Devaki’s desire to relive the moments of His childhood, #Krishna had an idol sculpted out of Saligrama stone by Vishwakarma, the architect. This idol was later given to Rukmini.

After #Krishna’s and Rukmini’s times, this idol in Dwaraka got buried & covered in the sand of that region called Gopichandan.

A sailor sailing out of Dwaraka, found this heavy piece of sand & used it as a ballast for his boat. While sailing near Udupi, his boat was caught up in a storm & was rescued by Saint Madhvacharya who seeing this piece of Gopichandan requested for & obtained it from the sailor.

Madhvacharya then cleared all the sand and took the idol of #Krishna inside to #Udupi where he had it installed for all to gain a glimpse of Krishna’s childhood form as sculpted under His supervision.

The idol that over 5100yrs ago, was
•designed by Krishna Himself
•sculpted by Vishwakarma
•fondled by Krishna’s mother, Devaki
•safeguarded by Krishna’s wife, Rukmini
finally found its way to #Udupi & #Krishna has stood there since last 800yrs, the times of Saint Madhvacharya