Kerala - Pilgrimages and Temples

Religious Traditions of Kerala:

- Divya Desam → Thirupuliyur (Sri Mayapiran) - Thiruvaranvilai (Aranmula) (Sri Parthasarathy) - Thiruvananthapuram (Sri Ananta Padmanabha Swamy)

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Vishnu Tradition of Kerala:

• Thiruvananthapuram → Lord Vishnu abides in Thiruvananthapuram Divya Desam as Sri Ananta Padmanabha Swamy.

• Tripunithura → Lord Vishnu in Tripunithura as Sri Poornathrayeesa.

• Varkala → Lord Vishnu in Varkala as Sri Janardhana Swamy.

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2.

Krishna Tradition of Kerala:

• Thirupuliyur → Sri Krishna abides in Thirupuliyur Divya Desam as Sri Mayapiran (DD-83).

• Thiruvaranvilai (Aranmula) → Sri Krishna abides in Thiruvaranvilai Divya Desam (Aranmula) as Sri Parthasarathy (DD-84).

• Guruvayur → Sri Krishna abides in Guruvayur as Sri Guruvayurappan.

• Ambalapuzha → Ambalapuzha has a famous temple of Sri Krishna which is associated with the legend of Vilvamangal Swamy. Vilvamangal Swamy saw the vision of Sri Krishna playing melodious flute in that place.

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3.

Rama Tradition of Kerala:

• Triprayar → Sri Rama abides in Triprayar in his form with four hands holding Sankha, Chakra, Kodanda (Bow) and Mala (Garland).

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4.

Shiva Tradition of Kerala:

• Ettumanoor → Lord Shiva abides in Ettumanoor as Ettumanoor Mahadeva.

• Vaikom → Lord Shiva abides in Vaikom as Vaikom Mahadeva.

• Chengannur → Lord Shiva abides in Chengannur as Chengannur Mahadeva.

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5.

Devi Tradition of Kerala:

• Chengannur → Devi abides in Chengannur as Chengannur Bhagavathy.

• Chottanikkara Devi → Devi abides in Ernakulam as Chottanikkara Devi.

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6.

Ayyappa Tradition of Kerala:

• Sabarimala → Sri Ayyappa abides in the famous pilgrimage of Sabarimala.