Thriprayar Temple
Thriprayar Shree Ramaswami Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Thrissur District |
Deity | Rama |
Festivals | Arattupuzha Pooram, Ekadasi, Sethubandhanam at Sreeraman Chira Chemmappilly |
Location | |
Location | Triprayar |
State | Kerala |
Country | India |
Architecture | |
Type | Kerala |
Thriprayar Shree Ramaswami Temple is Hindu temple situated in Triprayar in Thrissur district of Kerala state in India. The deity is Lord Rama, the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu, with four arms bearing a conch, a disc, a bow and a garland. The temple is situated on the bank of river Theevra. The temple deity is the presiding deity of Arattupuzha Pooram. It is believed that the idol here was worshipped by Lord Krishna, another avatar of Lord Vishnu in Dwarka. Along with Lord Rama, there are shrines for Lord Shiva as Dakshinamoorthy, Lord Ganesha, Lord Sastha and Lord Krishna, and there is idolless worship for Lord Hanuman and Lord Chathan. It is the first among the four temples housing the four sons of King Dasharatha, popularly known as Nalambalams, the others being Koodalmanikyam Temple in Irinjalakuda housing Bharata, Thirumuzhikoolam temple housing Lakshmana and Payammal housing Shatrughna in that order. It is believed that worshipping these temples on a single day in the Malayalam month of is very auspicious, and thus many devotees visit these temples. Thriprayar temple used to be owned & administered by the 3 famous Nambudiri families namely Cheloor mana, Janappilly Mana and Punnappilly Mana before it was handed over to the Cochin Devaswom Board. Still, the heads of these three families serve as the Ooralans of the temple and take part in the rituals and festivals in accordance with the customs.[1][2]
Story behind the origin of the temple[]
The deities presently worshiped in the Nalambalams were worshiped by Lord Krishna in Dwaraka during Dvapara Yuga.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Triprayar Sree Rama Swami Temple". Vaikhari.com. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ "SREE RAMA TEMPLE". ThrissurKerala.com. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
Images[]
Thriprayar Temple
Lightes on the walls
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Sethubandhana Vandanam at Sreeranan Chira
Sreeraman Chira, Chemmappilly
Sreeraman Chira board at Thriprayar Temple
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