Krishna is a major deity in hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one of the most popular and widely revered among indian divinities.This statue depicts the synthesis of both krishna and vishnu into one form. Venugopal has 4 arms two of which play the flute. The flute is an attribute mainly associated with krishna. Venugopal's other two hands hold a discus and a conch two symbols associated with vishnu. The conch represents "om", the first sound of creation and also the beginning of matter, since sound and matter are consider to be synonymous. The discus is thought to represent the sun. Vishnu, like shiva, was originally a minor deity with only five out to 1,028 hymns in the rig veda addressed to him. He seems to have been derived from a solar deity. The discus is a vestige of his solar origins. behind venugopal is a cow licking the bottom of his foot, an ultimate sign of respect and admiration.