Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple (Kochi)

India / Kerala / Thrippunithura / Kochi / thripunithura
Sree Poornathrayesa temple is situated in Tripunithura, the capital of erstwhile cochin state. The temple has history of more than ten decades and was almost ruined to nothing in a major fire break out in the early 1900s. The current temple is a renovated one.

The temple is also famous for its yearly Utsavams or festivals. The main one being the Vrishchikoltsawam, which is conducted every year in the month of Vrishchikam (Nov-Dec).
The deity in this temple is Lord Vishnu who is in the form of Santhanagopala Murthy. It is well believed that childless couples will be blessed with children on praying Poornathrayesan.

Poornathrayeesan is the Family deity of Cochin Royal Family (Perumpadapu Swaroopam)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sree_Poornathrayesa_temple
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Coordinates:   9°56'42"N   76°20'31"E

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  • As the Poornathrayeesha temple is situated in Tripunithura, the god poornathrayeesha is well known as "Tripunithura Appan". Each year the devoties celebrate a festival called "Ambalam kathi uthsava" in the memmory of the fire break which is happend in the early 1900s. Ranmanathan Anand.
  • As the Poornathrayeesha temple is situated in Tripunithura, the god poornathrayeesha is well known as "Tripunithura Appan". Each year the devoties celebrate a festival called "Ambalam kathi uthsava" in the memmory of the fire break which is happend in the early 1900s.
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