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| name = Tirunavaya<br />
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| settlement_type = Town<br />Revenue Village<br />[[Gram panchayat|Gram Panchayat]]<br />
| image_skyline = Thirunavaya (7).jpg<br />
| image_caption = Navamukunda Temple, Tirunavaya<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = State <br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Malappuram District|Malappuram]]<br />
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'''Tirunavaya''', also spelled as '''Thirunavaya''', is a town in [[Malappuram district|Malappuram]], [[Kerala]]. Situated on the northern bank of [[Bharathappuzha|Bharatappuzha (River Ponnani/Nila or Perar)]], it is one of major [[Hinduism|Hindu]] pilgrimage centres in Kerala.<ref name=H1>{{cite news | newspaper=The Hindu | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Thousands-offer-bali-at-Tirunavaya/article16126813.ece | title=Thousands offer bali at Tirunavaya | date=9 August 2010 | access-date=10 December 2018 }}</ref> Tirunavaya, home to [[Tirunavaya Temple]] (Navamukunda/[[Vishnu]] Temple) and temples of [[Shiva|Siva]] and [[Brahma]] (Cherutirunavaya Brahma Temple and Siva Temple/Tirunavaya Mahadeva Temple), is one of the most prominent places for bali tarpana on Karkitaka vavu in Kerala.<ref name=H1 /><br />
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Tirunavaya seems to be a very sacred place for the [[Hinduism|Hindus]] of [[Kerala]] from time immemorial. [[Bharathappuzha|River Ponnani]] at Tirunavaya is considered to assume a special sanctity, because it flows between the temple of [[Vishnu]] (Navamukunda) on its right bank and the temple of [[Brahma]] and [[Shiva|Siva]] on its left. The village, situated on the fertile river basin, must have been one of the most prominent Brahmin settlement in Kerala.<ref>K. V. Krishna Iyer ''Zamorins of Calicut: From the Earliest Times to AD 1806''. [[Calicut]]: Norman Printing Bureau, 1938</ref> Tirunavaya also hosted the [[Mamankam festival|Mamankam]], a type of medieval temple festival with huge political significance, in every 12 years.<ref name="thirunavayatemple.org">[http://thirunavayatemple.org/temple/ Thirunavaya Navamukunda Temple (Official Website)]</ref><br />
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The Navamukunda Temple is considered one of the 108 original tirupatis (divyadesa) of the [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnava]] [[alvars]].<ref name="thirunavayatemple.org"/> The pitrkarma/pitrkriyas performed at Tirunavaya, a trimūrti sangama, are considered as very sacred. On Karkitaka vavu (amavasi), Hindus from different part of northern Kerala travel to the temple, to perform the pitrkriya (bali tarpana) seeking moksha for their ancestors. According to media, more than 50,000 devotees performed vavu bali at Navamukunda Temple in 2015.<ref>[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150815/nation-current-affairs/article/thousands-perform-rituals-tirunelli ''Deccan Chronicle'']</ref> Bali rites are also performed at Tirunavaya on the vavu days of Tulam and Kumbham.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Heavy-rush-at-Tirunavaya/article14548620.ece ''The Hindu'']</ref><br />
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Tirunavaya Census Town, geographical area: {{cvt|11.01|km2}}, has a population of 24,790 (2011). The Muslims compose 77.41% of the total number, while Hindus form of 18.30% of the total population. [[Schedule Caste]] (SC) constitutes 6.17% while [[Schedule Tribe]] (ST) were 0.63% of total population in Tirunavaya CT.<ref>[http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/627535-thirunavaya-kerala.html Census India (2011)]</ref><br />
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Yearly average rainfall of the census town is {{cvt|2769|mm}}. Maximum temperature here reaches up to {{cvt|32|°C}} and minimum temperature goes down to {{cvt|25|°C}}.<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
* Nearest Airports: [[Calicut International Airport|Calicut (CCJ)]] and [[Coimbatore International Airport|Cochin International Airport]]<br />
* Nearest Municipality: [[Tirur]]<br />
* Nearest Major Railway Station: [[Tirunnavaya railway station]], Kuttippuram 7&nbsp;km, Tirur 11&nbsp;km<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Malappuram district]]<br />
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[[Category:Hindu pilgrimage sites in India]]<br />
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Malappuram district]]</div>->Useddenim