Kiritamukuta

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15th century sculpture of Vishnu wearing the Kiritamukuta, Government Museum, Chennai

The Kiritamukuta (Sanskrit: किरीटमुकुट, romanized: Kirīṭamukuṭa) is a crown generally attributed to Vishnu in Hindu iconography.[1][2] It is also depicted to be worn by the avatars of Vishnu, such as Rama.[3] Vishnu is depicted with the Kiritamukuta in some of his earliest icons, identified from the region of Mathura.[4]

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