The Guruvayur Shri Krishna Temple (Malayalam: ഗുരുവായൂര് ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണ ക്ഷേത്രം)
www.guruvayurdevaswom.com is one of the most important and sacred pilgrim centres of Kerala. Located in the Guruvayur town of Trissur district in Kerala (south India) it is easily accessible by road and rail. The presiding deity is MahaVishnu, in standing posture with four hands carrying Sankhu, Sudarshana chakram ,lotus and mace. He is worshipped as Unnikrishna, the full avatar (Purnaavatara) of Mahavishnu . The idol is made of a rare stone known as patalaanjana.
The temple is built in a typical Kerala temple architecture . Vishwakarma, the divine architect is said to have built the first temple here. He built the temple in such a manner that Surya(Sun) himself pays obeisance to Vishnu on Vishu the malayalam new year day. On the Vishnu day, the first rays of Sun fall directly at the feet of Vishnu.
The main entrance to the temple is through the eastern side. There is also an entrance from western side. The idol is visible from the main entrance itself.The temple opens at 3.00 am. The elaborate poojas goes upto 1 in the after noon. The temple is closed from 2 to 4 pm. The night closure is after 8.30 pm. There is a regular arangement for feeding the devotees ( Prasada 0otu) every day. For details please visit the official site www.guruvayurdevaswom.com
The temple has the largest collection of elephants, now 65 in number. They can be seen at the Anakotta- three kilometers from the temple.
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