Guruvayoor
This temple we visited during the annaprasanam ceremony (first rice or solid food to kids of 5 months to 9 months) of our grand daughter Neha . Last August went once again during our Malainadu Divyadeshams trip. Located in the Guruvayoor town, Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple is one of the most sacred pilgrimage centers in Kerala. It is one of the most revered temples in South India where the presiding deity Lord Vishnu is worshipped in Balkrishna Avtar. Lord idol is adorned with four hands each carrying a conch, a mace, a discus and a lotus and is also known by the name of Unnikrishnan. Garlanded with the Tulasi or Basil Garland and pearl necklace, the lord appears in full radiance blessing the devotees. There are seperate shrines for Lord Ganesha Goddess Baghavathy Lord Ayyappan and Lord Ranganathar with Goddess Lakshmi. There is a Thulabharam (balance) people offer bananas jackfruit sugar whatever they have prayed to the lord according to their weights. The walls are with mural paintin...