Azheekkal Sree Varaha Venkateswara Temple which is situated in Cherai, Ernakulam district is the first GSB Temple in Kerala. Pratishtha by the first Guru of Shri Kashi Math. He consecrated the idol on way back to Kashi after Sethusnana in Shri Rameshwaram.The exquisite temple was constructed in A.D1869. Azheekkal Sree Varaha Venkateswara Temple is the only "Sampoornakshetra" in South India. This is the only temple in India where both the deities of Sree Varaha and Sree Venkateswara are installed side by side and worshiped as single moorthy (God).
The famous temple "Ratha" (Chariot) is a rarity in temple architecture. This is the only chariot in the world, which runs on the rail. The festival take place twice in a year. The chariot is pulled by devotees around the temple with huge drum beats.
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