Rukmini krsna

Rukmini worshipped Krsna as a boy with this deity in Dwarka 5,000 years ago. He carries a churning stick and a rope. Over the centuries he ended up buried in the mud of coast near Dwarka. Merchants unwittingly dug him up with the loads of dirt they were using for ballast. The ship ran into trouble off the coast near Madhavacarya's home village near Udupi, where he was meditating by the shore. Seeing the trouble, Madhacarya waved one of his garments, calming the storm and saving the ship and crew. The grateful captain offered Madhacarya gifts, but he would only accept a heap of balast dirt. Inside was this deity Who has been worshipped in Udupi ever since.