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Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple suffered a fire accident on 30 November 1970 and the fire damaged the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. The walls of the sanctum sanctorum had been adorning historic mural painting and these paintings were also severely damaged in the fire. as part of the renovation work, the temple management wanted to restore these mural paintings to their original glory.
Sree Krishna College is a Guruvayur Devaswom Board arts and science college in Guruvayoor, Thrissur District. The college comes under Calicut University and was established on 18 July 1964. Graduate courses were started in 1967 and Post graduate courses in 1984.
The devaswom system notably exists in the state of Kerala, where most temples are either managed by Government of Kerala-controlled devaswoms or private bodies or families. The properties of each temple are deemed to be the personal property of the presiding deity of the temple, and are managed through a body of trustees who bear allegiance to ...
Devaswom Museum is a museum located at Guruvayur in Thrissur District showcasing rare offerings of devotees to the Guruvayur Temple. The museum exhibits temple materials, antiques, musical instruments, mural paintings, adornments used in folk arts like Krishnanattam and Kathakali, elephant teeth of Guruvayur Keshavan .
In 1958, the college was affiliated to the University of Travancore, which later came to be known as the University of Kerala. Later in 1968, when the University of Calicut was formed, the college was affiliated to it. The college acquired its present name "The Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College" in 1981.
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]
Chembai Sangeetholsavam is an annual Carnatic music festival held in Guruvayur by the Guruvayur Devaswom (similar to the Thyagaraja Aradhana at Thiruvaiyaru) in memory of Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, a Carnatic classical musician [1] [2] and a devotee of Guruvayurappan.
The Guruvayur Devaswom decided to take charge after his death in 1974, and renamed it as Chembai Sangeetholsavam in his memory. About 2000-2500 musicians participate in this festival every year, and it is held for about 12–15 days culminating on the Guruvayur Ekadashi day, when all the musicians sing 5 favourite songs of Chembai and also the ...