Kerala Temples

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13/11/2022

Thrithamarassery Siva Temple is located in Anakallu, Avinissery, Thrissur district, Kerala state, South India.

Its around 8 km from Thrissur town. You can reach the temple also via Ollur (3km from Ollur) or Palakal(2.5km from Palakkal). If you are coming from Kodunagallur/Irinjalakuda side, then its around 3.5km from Poochinipadam center.

Its also sometimes abbrevated as Thruthamarassery Sree Shiva Temple.

02/10/2022

Maa Kalaratri

The seventh day of Navratri or Saptami falls on October 2, Sunday. On this day, devotees of Maa Durga worship Maa Kalaratri.

Who is Maa Kalaratri?

It is believed that when Goddess Parvati removed her outer golden skin to kill demons, she was known as Goddess Kalaratri. Kalaratri is the most ferocious form of Maa Durga. She has a dark complexion, rides a donkey, wears a garland of skulls around her neck, and has four hands. Her right hands are in Abhaya (protecting) and Varada (blessing) Mudra, and she holds a sword and the deadly iron hook in her left hands. She is also known as Goddess Shubhankari, Goddess Kalratri and Goddess Kaalratri. Her name is formed with two words - Kala means death, and Ratri stands for darkness. Thus, Kalaratri is the one who brings the 'death of darkness'.
Story of Maa Kalaratri:

Hindu mythology says that when Shumbha and Nishumbha defeated the Gods with the help of Chanda, Munda and Raktabeej, Indra and other Gods prayed to Goddess Parvati. She created Goddess Chandi to kill them. While Goddess Chandi killed the other demons, she couldn't defeat Chanda, Munda and Raktabeej. It is believed that she created Maa Kalaratri from her forehead to end them.
Maa Kalaratri fought with both demons. While Goddess Kalaratri killed Chanda and Munda, it was tricky for her to defeat Raktabeej. He had a boon from Lord Brahma that allowed every drop of his blood falling on the ground to transform into his clone. Undeterred, Maa Kalaratri began drinking the blood of Raktabeej's clones. She eventually killed him.

26/09/2022

നവരാത്രികാലം ആദിപരാശക്തിയുടെ ഒൻപത് ഭാവങ്ങളെ ഒൻപതു ദിവസങ്ങളായി ആരാധിക്കുവാനുള്ള വേളയാണ്. ദേവീ ഉപാസനയ്ക്കും ദേവീ പ്രീതിക്കുമുള്ള ഉത്തമ മാർഗ്ഗമാണ് നവരാത്രി വ്രതം. കന്നിമാസത്തിലെ അമാവാസികഴിഞ്ഞു വരുന്ന വെളുത്തപക്ഷ പ്രഥമ മുതൽ നവമി വരെയുള്ള ദിവസങ്ങളാണു നവരാത്രിവ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിക്കേണ്ടത്. 2022 സെപ്റ്റംബർ 26 തിങ്കളാഴ്ച മുതലാണ് നവരാത്രി വ്രതം ആരംഭിക്കേണ്ടത്.പൊതുവെ നവരാത്രി കാലത്ത് ആദ്യ മൂന്നു ദിനം പാർവതീ ദേവിക്കും അടുത്ത മൂന്നു ദിനം ലക്ഷ്മീദേവിക്കും അവസാന മൂന്നു ദിനം സരസ്വതീദേവിക്കും പ്രാധാന്യം നൽകിവരുന്നു .ദുർഗ്ഗാഷ്ടമി നാളിൽ ദുർഗ്ഗ ആയും, മഹാനവമി ദിനത്തിൽ ലക്ഷ്മി ആയും, വിജയദശമിയിൽ സരസ്വതിയായും ആരാധിക്കാറുണ്ട്. ചന്ദ്രദശ, ചൊവ്വാദശ, ശുക്രദശ എന്നീ ദശാകാലങ്ങളുള്ളവർ നവരാത്രി വ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിക്കുന്നത് ദോഷപരിഹാരത്തിന് ഉത്തമമാണ്.

Date: Mon, 26 Sept, 2022 – Wed, 5 Oct, 2022

26/09/2022

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15/08/2022

The Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ranganatha (Mahavishnu), located in Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India.[4] Constructed in the Hindu architectural style, the temple is glorified by Alvars in their Divya Prabhanda[5] and has the unique distinction of being the foremost among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to the god Vishnu.

14/08/2022

Statue of Nandi at Brihadeeswara temple, Tanjore

12/08/2022

Mahishasuramardini
11th Century CE
It's located in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalay, Mumbai

11/08/2022

Sree Poornathrayeesa
 (The Lord is the family deity of the erstwhile Kochi dynasty ) Temple is one of the eminent temples in Kerala, situated in Tripunithura, at a distance of around 10 km to the southeast of Ernakulam, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, worshipped in the form of Santhanagopala Murthy. Here, Santhanagopalamoorthy means "savior of Infants" is an incarnation of Lord Mahavishnu. Lord Vishnu is seen here in a sitting posture under the shade of five hoods of Ananthan. This is a unique pose unlike the other Vishnu temples where the Lord is usually found in a reclining posture on the divine serpent, Anantha The folded body of the serpent itself serves as the seat for the God...

11/08/2022

Wadakkunathan Temple (Malayalam: വടക്കുന്നാഥൻ ക്ഷേത്രം) is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in city of Thrissur, Kerala State in India. The temple situated in the very centre of town on an eminence commanding a view of neighbouring areas all around. No historian or scholar has been able to ascertain the time when this temple came into existence. Our knowledge of the origin of this temple comes from legends. According to legends the original “Prathishta” was done by Lord Parasurama, an incarnation of Vishnu and it must have been done at least four thousand years ago.

10/08/2022

Sri Vadakkumnathan Temple, Thrissur

30/09/2019

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