Thriprayar Shree Ramaswami Temple
Temple entrance seen from bank of river Theevra
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictThrissur
DeityRama
FestivalsArattupuzha Pooram, Ekadasi, Sethubandhanam at Sreeraman Chira Chemmappilly
Location
LocationTriprayar
StateKerala
Country India
Thriprayar Temple is located in Kerala
Thriprayar Temple
Ramasamy Temple, Triprayar, Thrissur, Kerala
Geographic coordinates10°24′51″N 76°06′56″E / 10.414159°N 76.115486°E / 10.414159; 76.115486
Architecture
TypeArchitecture of Kerala
Specifications
Temple(s)One
Elevation27.33 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.

Thriprayar temple used to be owned & administered by the 3 famous Nambudiri families namely Cheloor mana, Janappilly Mana and Punnappilly Mana before it was handed over to the Cochin Devaswom Board. Still, the heads of these three families serve as the Ooralans of the temple and take part in the rituals and festivals in accordance with the customs.[1][2]

In the memory of Sethubandhan (also called Rama Setu), Thriprayar temple (Trichur District) observes "Sethubandhan" in every year.[3] This is celebrated as a festival on "Thiruvonam" day in the Malayalam Month "Kanni" (October – November) in every year.

Story behind the origin of the temple

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 souther 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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Triprayar Sree Rama Swami Temple". Vaikhari.com. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "SREE RAMA TEMPLE". ThrissurKerala.com. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  3. ↑ Sreenilayam Sukumara Raja (1983). Thriprayar Sreeramaswamy Kshethram, (Malayalam: തൃപ്രയാർ ശ്രീരാമസ്വാമി ക്ഷേത്രം) p.21-22. Nambeesans' Lakshmi Publications, Thriprayar.

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