• Vishnu

Krishna Temple

Overview


Krishna Temple is situated at Kanker in Chhattisgarh,India. Krishna Temple is devoted to lord Krishna. Krishna Temple is one of the famous temples in Kanker city where the festival of Janmashtami is celebrated with grandeur. Devotees from various places visit the temple in huge numbers on a day to day basis.


How to Reach Kanker

Airport

Raipur Airport aka Mana Airport (127 km) is the nearest airport to reach Kanker city. Raipur is linked by air to major cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bhopal and Ahmedabad.


Railways

Raipur Railway Station (127 km) is the nearest railway station to reach Kanker, which is one of the main stations in the state. Raipur is linked well to major cities by rail such as Bhubaneswar, Jaipur, Delhi and Jodhpur.


Road

Kanker is well linked to all parts of nearby cities and villages by bus. Private and Govt. owned CSRTC bus services are available on a regular basis to and from. Kanker exists on National Highway 43 (NH-43). Also, tourists can reach the city easily through Bhanupratappur-Kanker Road as well. Private cabs, non-metered auto rickshaws and state transport buses connect various centres of Chhattisgarh to Kanker.


Temple Address


Krishna Temple,
Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India.

Significance

Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of the following:-

  • Fame
  • Freedom from diseases
  • Wealth
  • Courage
  • Relief from adverse effects from bad planetary aspects
  • Relief from bondage
Shlokas

Achutham Keyshavam Rama Narayanam Krishna Damodaram Vasudevam Harim Shridharam Madhavam Gopika Vallabham Janaki Nayakam Ramachandram Bhajey

Meaning -Oh Lord who cannot be perished, who also has names like Keshava, Rama, Damodara, Narayana, Sridhara, Madhava, Krishna, Ramachandra the beloved of Janaki, let me say your name regularly.

Vasudeva Sutham Devam Kamsa Chanoora Mardhanam Devaki Paramanandham Krishnam Vande Jagathgurum

Meaning -I bow to you O Krishna, the ultimate guru, Devaki and Vasudeva's son, and the destroyer of Kamsa and Chanur.

Adharam Madhuram Vadanam Madhuram Nayanam Madhuram Hasitam Madhuram Hridayam Madhuram Gamanam Madhuram Mathuraa Dhipate Rakhilam Madhuram

Meaning -Meaning - Sweet are Your lips, sweet is Your face, sweet are Your eyes, sweet is Your smile, sweet is Your heart, sweet is Your gait, O Lord of Mathura, everything about You is sweet.

Alokya Mathur Mukha Madarena Sthanyam Pibantham Saraseeruhaksham Sachinmayam Devam Anantha Roopam Balam Mukundam Manasa Smarami

Meaning -I think of this Balamukundan as the one who looks lovingly at his mother's face while taking milk from her, who has eyes similar to the red lotus, who is the embodiment of truth and intelligence and other forms.

Timings

The temple is open from 6AM to 9PM.

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