Kiritamukuta

The Kiritamukuta (Sanskrit: किरीटमुकुट, romanized: Kirīṭamukuṭa) is a crown generally attributed to Vishnu in Hindu iconography.

[3] Vishnu is depicted with the Kiritamukuta in some of his earliest icons, identified from the region of Mathura.

[4] Referred to as the 'highest of all crowns',[5][6] the Kiritamukuta resembles a conical cap ending with an ornamental top, its centre featuring a pointed knob.

Among the gods, according to T. A. Gopinatha Rao, the crown is said to be exclusively attributed to Vishnu, while among humans, those who occupy the roles of emperors or superior governors are allowed to don it.

[7] The sun god Surya is also represented with the Kiritamukuta in his iconography.

15th century sculpture of Vishnu wearing the Kiritamukuta, Government Museum, Chennai