Sreevaraham Temple Pond (Thiruvananthapuram)

India / Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram
 pond, temple tank / pond
The largest temple pond in Trivandrum. This is a very sacred temple with the Avathar of Vishnu in Form of varaha and Lekshmi on his lap. Temple also called as LekshmiVaraham Temple. Pooja on Thursday is Very famous.
This Pond hosts Boat race(Vallam Kallei) during the Onam celebrations.
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Coordinates:   8°28'38"N   76°56'28"E

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  • The temple has a precedence from 'thretha yuga' or 'dwapara yuga'. However it is more than five thousand years old. Your article focusses more on the pond than the temple. The tank becomes a theertha only on the presence of the temple near by. The Diety, is the God of 'employment' - yagna Varaha is 'Udyoga karaka' hence paves the way for prosperity in life with Lakshmi, the godess of wealth on his lap. Thursday is the day blessed by the 'Guru'. 'Narayana' is Jagadguru himself. Hence, the day is auspicious for Lord Varaha Moorthy. May I recite a sloka for the welfare of those who are aspirant of an employment! 'VARAHA ROOPINAM DEVAM, LOKANATHAM MAHESWSARAM MEDHINYUDHARAKAM VANDE, RAKSHA RAKSHA DAYANIDHE' Repeat this sloka as many as times as possible with dedication. Its very fruitful
  • purification of body- a theertha, purification of mind -temple exists side by side.out of lord mahavishnu's dasavathar only the human forms of the god rama and krishna have more reverence. humans can easily identify with these two avatars, lot of temples all over india. but this particular temple dedicated to varagha moorthy is very rare and a unique one. i dontknow how many people know the meaning of varagha avatar- mahavishnu in the form of an animal pig. the temple is so peaceful, god faces the theertha and bless u. visiting temples gives u such peace of mind ,the most precious gift from the god.
  • what's the meaning of "varaham"
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  • I want to know simply the size of this temple pond.That is how many acres/cents is this pond?. Please let me know.
  • varaham is the name of the third avathar in the dasaavatharas of maha vishnu. varaham means Pig or in malayalam "Panni"
  • The third 'Varahavathara' was taken to preserve the earth itself from danger.Varaham means 'Pig'. The total Varahamoorthy temple in India is around 23 only. The temples of ‘ Varahamoorthy’ in India are very less. All over India Varahamoorthy temples are : In Kerala 3 temples are in this category, In Tamil Nadu there are 5 temples, In Karnataka 3, In Orissa 2, In Rajasthan 2, In Andhra Pradesh 3 and so on. In Kerala out of the 3 Varaha Murthi temples 2 are Laksmi-Varaha Murthi Temples means with the idol of Varaha Murthi Lakshmi Devi's idol is also there( Out of these 23 temples such temples are also a few). In Kerala Varaha Murthi temples are there at (1) Panniyoor Varaha Moorthi temple in Anakkara,Palakkad District, (2) Lakshmi Varaha Murthi Temple at Sree Varaham,at East Fort in Trivandrum City (3) Sree Varaha Murthi temple,Pannoor, Thodupuzha-Idukki Road. Location: Trivandrum - 1 kilometer from Padmanbha Swamy Temple. 1.5 km away from Trivandrum Central Railway Station. Coordinates: 8°28'38"N 76°56'28"E Main Deity: Lord Varaha - Lordess Lekshmi sits on his lap. Name Proper name: Sree Lekshmi Varahamoorthy Temple Location Country: India State: Kerala Location: Thiruvananthapuram Temple Details Primary Deity: Sree Lekshmi Varahamoorthy (Vishnu & Lekshmi) Architecture and culture Architectural styles: Dravidian architecture (Kovil) Other Deities: Lord Ganesh, Lord Krishna, Lord Shiva and Nagaraja. Festivals: The aratt or annual festival of this temple is along with Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple aratt during the month of March-April. Varaha jayanthi also falls soon after aaratt in the month of March-April and celebrated in a grand manner in this temple. Popularly known as Sree Varaham Temple. Varaham is the third avatars of Lord Mahavishnu. One of few Varahar temple in Kerala. [Other main temples in Kerala are - Panniyur Sri VarahaMurthy Temple - located at Anakkara, Pallakad District and Shri Varaha Swamy Temple, Pannoor, Thodupuzha.] The temple is constructed in typical Kerala style architecture the temple consists of Sreekovil, Chuttambalam and Nalambalam. The temple is located at the south west side of Fort. The temple has a sacred pond near by temple. It is one of the largest theerthams (holy water) in the district. The important day is Thursday and special poojas are conducted on this day.
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