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Keshava
Epithet for Hindu god Vishnu and Krishna / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Keshava (Sanskrit: केशव, lit. 'one who has beautiful long hair or the slayer of Keshi', IAST: Keśava) is an epithet of Vishnu in Hindu tradition.[1] The name appears as the 23rd and 648th names in the Vishnu Sahasranama of the Mahabharata. Keshava is also venerated by those persons wanting to avert bad luck or ill-omens. His consort is Kirti (Lakshmi).[2]
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For other uses, see Keshava (disambiguation).
Keshava is an iconographical form of Vishnu.