Guruvayurappan

The word Guruvayurappan, meaning Lord of Guruvayur, comes from the words Guru (ഗുരു) referring to Brihaspati, the Guru of the Devas, Vayu (വായു), the God of Wind and Appan(അപ്പന്‍), meaning father or Lord in Malayalam.Since Guru and Vayu installed Krishna's idol, the name Guruvayurappan was given to the deity.
The idol is in the standing pose with 4 arms carrying the shanku(conch), the chakra (discus), the gada (mace) and padma (lotus).