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Thirukakara is one among the Malainadu divyadeshams it’s a Vamana Shethram . This temple is Situated in Thrikkakara , Ernakulam district . Thrikkakara Temple is one of the few temples in India dedicated to Lord Vamana . The temple is also listed as one of the 108 Divyadesams . The traditional festival of Kerala , Onam is closely related with this temple . This temple is the place of origin for the Onam festival of Kerala . The temple is mentioned in many of the hymns sung by the Tamil Vaishnavite Alwars, particularly by Nammalvar. The temple is believed to be around two millennia old . The temple is believed to have established by Sage Parasurama . The sanctum sanctorum of the temple has the idol of Maha Vishnu in the form of Lord Vamana preparing to place his foot on the Asura King Mahabali. Surrounding the inner complex walls is a series of thousands of lamps called Chuttuvilakku. There are two ponds associated with the temple. One is the Kapilatheertham located closer to the temple ...

Thiruvalla is a town-cum-Taluk located in Pathanamthitta district. Previously this town was spelled as Tiruvalla. The town is famous for its various religious festivals, schools, institutions etc. The temple is not very big and can be easily covered in about 45 minutes. The temple is built in the typical kerala divyadesam structure , with a conical roof over the main sanctum and a stone platform in front of the sanctum. There is a spacious, open pragharam around the main sanctum. The thayar here is Sri Selva thirukkozhundhu nachiyar , also known as vatsalya devi. There is a temple tank nearby. The Lord here is in a standing position and goes by the names of Kolappiran, thiruvazhmarban and Sri Vallabhan . A unique feature of this temple is that there is a sannidhi for Sri Chakrathalwar behind the sannidhi of Lord Vishnu .  It is not common to see a sannidhi for Sri Chakrathalwar in the malai nadu divyadesams.  Legend has it that, a female devotee by the name of Shankara Mangala...

The Padmanabha Swamy Temple is situated at a prime location, it is located at a distance of 2 km at most from the main market of Trivandrum . There are many auto-rickshaws available throughout the day to take you to the premises of the temple. Legend Of Sri Anantha Padmanabhaswamy Temple Skanda Purana and Padma Purana have extolled the sanctity of Sri Anantha Padmanabhaswamy Temple shrine. Reference is found in Bhagavatha Purana (holy scripture on Vishnus Dashaavatar) to Balaramas pilgrimage to this place, then known as Sayanandoorapuram. Sayana refers to the reclining posture of the Lord. Sri Anantha Padmanabha had given darshan to many rishis like Divakara Muni and Bilvamangalam Swami in the forest, once known as Ananthan Kaadu. The story goes like this: Divakara Muni was a pious sadhu of the Tulu community. Once when he was doing puja, a little boy entered his room and started playing with him. The sage was so attracted by the boy that he wanted to keep him. The boy agreed on the co...

This temple is one among the 13 malainadu divyadeshams . The word “Thirumozhi” has been corrupted and called as Thirumoozhikalam . Thirumoozhikkulam temple is located in between Angamaly in Ernakulam district and Mala in Thrissur district. Thirumoozhikkulam is one among the 32 Brahmin gramams in Kerala. This is the place where Hareetha muni the son of Vishwamithra worshipped Vishnu. The mythology behind the name of this place goes like this. Hareetha Maharshi did penance and meditation on the banks of river Poorna(Periyar). Lord Mahavishnu got impressed by the dedication of the Maharshi and appeared before him on the beginning of the Kali yuga. Lord Vishnu gave some advices to Hareetha Maharshi to overcome the difficulties in Kali yuga. These advices are called “thiru mozhi” meaning sacred words. And there after this place got its name as “thirumozhi kalam” – kalam means place. Later Thirumozhikkalam became Thirumoozhikkulam. This shrine is associated with legends from the Ramayanam. L...

There are 13 temples in Malainadu (Kerala) considered as Divyadeshams. We went on a trip last year August 2nd week (2019) . There are five ancient shrines in the Chenganoor area of Kerala, connected with the legend of Mahabharata. Legend has it that the Pandava princes, after crowning Parikshit as king of Hastinapura left on a pilgrimage. On arriving on the banks of river Pamba, each one is believed to have installed a tutelary image of Krishna . Thrichittatt Maha Vishnu Temple by Yudhishthira,  Thiru Puliyur Mahavishnu Temple by Bheema,  Thiru Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple by Arjuna,  Thiruvanvandoor Mahavishnu Temple by Nakula and  Thirukodithanam Mahavishnu Temple by Sahadeva. 1 . Thiruchittatu Maha Vishnu temple Thiruchittatu Imayavarappan temple During Mahabharata war, Yudhishthira, the head of the Pandavas, who never before uttered a lie, lied in o...