Thriprayar Temple

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Thriprayar Shree Ramaswami Temple
Temple entrance seen from bank of river
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Thrissur
Deity	Rama
Festivals	Arattupuzha Pooram, Ekadasi
Location
Location	Triprayar
State	Kerala
Country	India
Ramasamy Temple, Triprayar, Thrissur, Kerala
Geographic coordinates	10°24′51″N 76°06′56″E / 10.414159°N 76.115486°E / 10.414159; 76.115486
Architecture
Type	Architecture of Kerala
Specifications
Temple(s)	One
Elevation	27.33 m (90 ft)

Thriprayar Shree Ramaswami Temple is Hindu temple situated in Triprayar in Thrissur district of Kerala state in India. The deity is Rama, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, with four arms bearing a conch, a discus, a bow, and a garland. The temple is situated on the bank of Karuvannur river, which is called as Theevra river while flowing through Thriprayar, and presently forms a part of Canoli Canal, which connects Kozhikode and Kodungallur. The temple deity is the presiding deity of Arattupuzha Pooram. It is believed that the idol here was worshipped by Krishna, another avatar of Vishnu in Dvaraka. Along with Rama, there are shrines for Shiva as Dakshinamoorthy, Ganesha, Shastha and Krishna, and there is also worship for Hanuman and Chathan. It is the first among the four temples housing the four sons of King Dasharatha, popularly known as Nalambalams, the others being Koodalmanikyam Temple in Irinjalakuda housing Bharata, Thirumuzhikoolam temple housing Lakshmana and Payammal housing Shatrughna in that order. It is believed that worshipping these temples on a single day in the Malayalam month of Karkadakam is auspicious, and thus many devotees visit these temples.

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Story behind the origin of the temple

The Fishermen in the surrounding area got an idol while fishing in the beach. they bring the idol to a land lord nearby, they built the temple, and the temple became in the ownership of "Blahayil Nair" now under Cochin Devaswam Board. The groups of fishermen come to temple to commemorate their ancestor's connection to temple once in an year.

The deities presently worshipped in the Nalambalams were worshipped by Krishna in Dwaraka during Dvapara Yuga. In the city of Dwaraka which was surrounded by mountains on all four sides, he installed Lord Rama over the mountain named Raivataka, which formed the eastern boundary of his city. Among the other three brothers, he installed Lord Bharata over the mountain named Venumanda, Lord Lakshmana over the mountain named Sukaksha, and Lord Shatrughna over the mountain named Lataveshta, which formed the northern, western and southern boundaries respectively. Along with these, he also kept an idol of Lord Vishnu with him, which was worshipped by his parents for a long time.

Nalambalam

Following temples are known as the Nalambalam ( Four Temples) of Kerala.Nalu means "four" and Ambalam means "temple". It is customary to visit the four temples in the order Rama, Bharata, Lakshmana and Shatrughna respectively. A pilgrimage to these temples on a single day believed to be shower blessings and ensure prosperity.

1. Thriprayar Temple - Rama

2. Koodalmanikyam Temple, Irinjalakuda - Bharata

3. Thirumoozhikkulam Lakshmana_Perumal Temple - Lakshmana

4. Payammal Shatrughna Temple - Shatrughna

Offerings

"Vedi" offering "Kathina Vedi" "Neyvilakku" offering ghee for lighting nilavilakku inside temple "Avil nivedyam" (Rice flakes) Offering for Hanuman "Meenoottu" (feeding the fish) at the banks of (river named "kanoli canal") is one of the famous offerings of this temple. "Muriyamkulangara Kulam pidikal" is a Fishing (festival)activity by the deity

See also

• Nalambalam
• Sethubandhanam
• cheloor mana

References

Images

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  Thriprayar Temple
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  Lightes on the walls
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  Sethubandhana Vandanam at Sreeranan Chira
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  Sreeraman Chira, Chemmappilly
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  Sreeraman Chira board at Thriprayar Temple

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