Vishnu is the preserver within the trimurti and the supreme being of the Vaishnava tradition. He sustains the cosmos and, whenever dharma declines, descends into the world as an avatar, most famously as Rama and Krishna. He is depicted reclining on the serpent Shesha upon the cosmic ocean, holding conch, discus, mace, and lotus.

Vishnu

The preserver who sustains cosmic order and descends as avatars to restore dharma.

Guru Purnima honours the guru, the one who dispels the darkness of ignorance, and especially the sage Vyasa, who compiled the Vedas and authored the Mahabharata. Disciples offer reverence to their teachers and renew their commitment to learning. It falls on the full moon of the month of Ashadha.

Guru Purnima

A day of gratitude to teachers and the sage Vyasa.

Raksha Bandhan celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters, as sisters tie a protective thread (rakhi) on their brothers' wrists and brothers pledge to protect them. It falls on the full moon of Shravana. The festival's spirit of protection and love extends, in many tellings, to the divine and the community.

Vishnu

Festivals

Temples of Vishnu

Badrinath Temple

Padmanabhaswamy Temple

Srirangam Ranganathaswamy

Tirumala Venkateswara Temple

Badrinath

Tirumala Venkateswara