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Guruvayur Temple Entrance. Guruvayur Ekadasi in Guruvayur is the 11th day of Vrishchika. It falls in the Mandala season. The Navami (9th day) and Dasami (10th day) are also important. Vilakku Ekadasi starts a month before with offerings by individuals, families and organisations. The temple is open on this day for Nirmalya Darshan at 3 a.m..
Guruvayur Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Guruvayurappan (four-armed form of the Vishnu), located in the town of Guruvayur in Kerala, India.Administrated by the Guruvayur Devaswom Board, it is one of the most important places of worship for Hindus in Kerala and Tamil Nadu and is often referred to as Bhuloka Vaikunta (Holy Abode of Vishnu on Earth). [2]
The Guruvayur Temple is a Hindu temple of Krishna. It is often referred to as Bhuloka Vaikuntham, [5] meaning the holy abode of Vishnu on earth. The idol installed here represents a form of the deity Vishnu bearing four arms carrying the conch Panchajanya, the discus Sudarshana Chakra, the mace Kaumodaki, and the lotus.
The presiding deity is Rajagopalaswamy, a form of Lord Krishna. The temple is spread over an area of 9.3 hectares (23 acres) and The temple tank is called Haridra Nadhi, 353 metres (1,158 ft) long and 255 metres (837 ft) broad 9.3 hectares (23 acres) is one of the important Vaishnavite shrines in India.
The temple is located in the Guruvayur town, south-western side of the Guruvayur temple. The temple is built like a maha temple. The Sanctum Sanctorum is double storey with its proportions it shows the Kerala temple architectural style. The Sanctum Sanctorum is tile roofed with rectangular shape. Perunthatta temple has about 2 acres of land.
Lord / Father of Guruvayoor) also rendered as Guruvayoorappan, is a form of Vishnu worshipped mainly in Kerala, India. He is the presiding deity of the Guruvayur Temple, [1] who is worshipped as Krishna in his child form, also known as Guruvayur Unnikkannan (lit. ' Little Krishna ' of Guruvayoor).
The statue of Guruvayur Keshavan placed at Guruvayur Temple premise. Punnathurkotta was once the palace of a local ruler, now survived by his son R Unnikrishnan, grandsons Madhusudana R Menon & Madhavan R Menon, but the palace grounds are now used to house the elephants belonging to the Guruvayoor temple, and has been renamed Anakkotta (meaning "Elephant Fort").
The major Hindu temples in Pakistan are Shri Hinglaj Mata temple (whose annual Hinglaj Yatra is the largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan, which is participated by more than 250,000 pilgrims), [1] Shri Ramdev Pir temple (whose annual Ramdevpir Mela in the temple is the second largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan, [2] Umarkot Shiv Mandir (famous for its annual Shivrathri festival, which is one ...