https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=157.44.142.131 2026-08-17T14:38:47Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thiruvambadi_Sri_Krishna_Temple&diff=272059 2021-05-25T17:40:04Z

<p>157.44.142.131: /* See also */See also</p> <hr /> <div>{{Short description|Hindu temple in Kerala, India}}<br /> {{primary sources|date=December 2018}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}<br /> {{Infobox Hindu temple<br /> | name = Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple<br /> | image = Thiruvambadi Temple 0213.JPG <br /> | alt = <br /> | caption = <br /> | map_type = &lt;!-- India Kerala --&gt;<br /> | map_caption = Location in Kerala<br /> | coordinates = <br /> | native_name = തിരുവമ്പാടി ക്ഷേത്രം<br /> | country = [[India]]<br /> | state = [[Kerala]]<br /> | district = [[Thrissur district]]<br /> | location = City of [[Thrissur]]<br /> | elevation_m = <br /> | deity = [[Krishna]]<br /> | festivals= [[Thrissur Pooram]]<br /> | architecture = [[Kerala]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple''' is a [[Hindu]] temple in the city of [[Thrissur]] in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. The main deities of this temple are Lord [[Krishna]] in the form of a child, and Goddess [[Bhadrakali]], both having equal importance. There are sub-shrines for [[Lord Ganesha]], [[Lord Sastha]] and [[Brahmarakshas]], and there is a sub-temple for Lord Ganesha behind the temple. The temple is one of the two rival groups participating in the [[Thrissur Pooram]], which is the biggest local festival in [[Kerala]]. [[Bhagavad Gita]] chanting makes the temple alive. Every day the Devaswom gives free lunch to people. <br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> The original seat of the deity was in a village named [[Edakkalathur]], located around 15 km away from Thrissur town towards the north-west. It was also named Thiruvambadi Temple, with the deity installed there as ''Parthasarathy'', meaning the charioteer of Partha ([[Arjuna]]). There was another shrine for Lord [[Shiva]] too inside the temple, with equal importance. The temple had almost all the features of a ''Mahakshetra'', like golden flag mast. Due to external conflicts, the pious [[Namboothiri]]s of Edakkalathur were forced to migrate to Thrissur, with the idol of Lord Krishna as Parthasarathy with them. They installed the idol in a Brahmin home named ''Kachanappally Mana '' (now extinct), located 200 m away from the present temple. The pious, but childless Brahmin couple of the Mana installed the idol inside their homes, and the idol suddenly turned into the form of child Lord Krishna. After the Mana was extinct, a small temple was built in the form of ''Shala'', and installed the idol of Lord Krishna there. This is how the idol of Lord Krishna came here.<br /> <br /> The family head of Kachanapally Mana was a devotee of Goddess Bhadrakali of the famous [[Kodungallur Temple]], located 40 km away from Thrissur towards the south-west. He regularly used to visit the shrine once in a month. Due to old age, he could not travel to [[Kodungallur]].<br /> <br /> The dress code is a must with no modern dresses allowed.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Temples of Kerala]]<br /> * [[Paramekkavu|Paramekkavu Bagavathi Temple]] <br /> * [[Thiruvambady]] in [[Kozhikode]]<br /> * [[Thiruvambadi Sivasundar]]<br /> * [[Thiruvambadi Chandrasekharan]]<br /> * [[Thiruvambadi Cheriya Chandrasekharan]]<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{commons category}}<br /> * {{official website|http://www.thiruvambadytemple.com}}<br /> <br /> {{Hindu temples in Kerala}}<br /> {{coord|10.5333|N|76.2114|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:IN|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Krishna temples]]<br /> [[Category:Hindu temples in Thrissur district]]<br /> [[Category:Thrissur Pooram]]</div>

157.44.142.131