Sree Narayaneswaram Temple Kochi Kerala |
The temple is located on Poonurunni-Vytila Road. The presiding deity is Goshala Gopalakrishnan who faces west. Subramanian facing east is a sub-deity. Shiva, also known as Dhakshninamoorthy, facing south and Parvathi facing north are also sub-deities. Other gods accommodated as sub-deities are Ganapathy, Ayyappan, Sribhoothanagayakshi and Hindumban. Gosala Gopalakrishnan, Shiva, Parvathi and Subramanian are housed in a same sanctum sanctorum.Palpayasam(milk kheer) is the main offering to the presiding deity.All the idols are made of Panchaloha (five metals). The temple was raised at the instance of Sree Narayana Guru and there is a magnificent altar for Sree Narayana Guru.The festival of the temple is in Kumbam (February/March) which prolongs to 7 days. Multi-pronged cultural programmes, folk dances, performing arts, Kavadi procession are some among many programmes. Massive day-time fireworks add gaiety to the festival. |
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Sree Narayaneswaram Temple Kochi Kerala
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