During Krishnajayanti, the birthday celebration for Krishna (a form of Vishnu) at the Varadaraja temple in Kanchipuram, oil is distributed to the devotees as prasadam (blessing) of the god. The oil is used on the hair, reminding of Krishna’s beauty which made all the “cow-girls” (Gopis) fall in love with him. On the picture we see my research assistant, Mr. Subramaniam, while he receives the oil, which is distributed by Mr. Varadan Kattiyam (photo by Ute Hueken; for more go to http://www.kanchi-project.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/ )
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