Sree Padmanabhaswamy
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"Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Fort, Thiruvananthapuram – 695023, Kerala, India" Thiruvananthapuram Kerala, IndiaMap
Description
Padmanabhaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple located in Kerala, India. Several Hindu texts such as Brahma Purana, Matsya Purana, Varaha Purana, etc. have mentioned this shrine. As per several historians, the temple was called 'The Golden Temple' as it was wealthy at that time. In addition to this, Tamil literature has mentioned that the walls of the temple and the city has been made of gold. Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple is one of 108 Divya Desams (holy abodes of Vishnu) - principal centres of worship of the deity in Vaishnavism. The temple gave its name to Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram. 'Thiru' 'Anantha' 'Puram' means 'sacred abode of Lord Anantha Padmanabha.'
Tales
The legends of the Temple are handed down through the centuries. One such legend which finds a place in the old palm leaf records of the Temple, as also in the famous grantha entitled “Ananthasayana Mahatmya”, mentions that it was consecrated by a Tulu Brahmin hermit named Divakara Muni. On the 950th year of Kali Yuga a reinstallation of the idol was done. In the 960th Kali year King Kotha Marthandan built the Abhisravana Mandapam.The principal deity Vishnu is enshrined in the “Anantha Shayanam” posture, the eternal yogic sleep on the serpent Adisheshan.
History
The origin of the Temple of Sree Padmanabhaswamy is lost in antiquity. It is not possible to determine with any exactitude, from any reliable historical documents or other sources as to when and by whom the original idol of Sree Padmanabhaswamy was consecrated.The Temple has references in Epics and Puranas. Srimad Bhagavatha says that Balarama visited this Temple, bathed in Padmatheertham and made several offerings. Nammalwar, 9th century poet and one among the 12 Vaishnavite saints of the Alvar tradition, has composed ten hymns in praise of Lord Padmanabha. Some well known scholars, writers and historians, like the late Dr. L.A.Ravi Varma of Travancore, have expressed the view that this Temple was established on the first day of Kali Yuga (which is over 5000 years ago).
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Timings:
"All Week :Morning 03:30am to 04:45am (Nirmalya Darshanam) 06:30am to 07:00am 08:30am to 10:00am 10:30am to 11:15am after 12:00 noon (15-20 minutes) Evening 04:30pm to 06:10pm 06:45pm to 07:20pm"
Built:
1566 AD
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