Mithrananthapuram Trimurti Temple
The Trimurti Temple is a Hindu temple complex in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. It is a temple in where devotees get to offer worship to all the three Trimurti deities, namely, (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva). The Temple is located on the western side of Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram.
Previously this temple was a subsidiary unit of Padmanabhaswamy Temple. Earlier, the temple was under the control of Ettara Yogam. Now temple administration is vested with the Travancore Devaswom Board. From the very beginning, the administration of this temple was jointly supervised by the Travancore kings. The administrators of Travancore kingdom used to worship in the temple before they took any important decisions pertaining to Ananthashayanam. According to Syanandura Purana, the temple was constructed in its present form in the year 1168 A.D. Historical records show that the temple was renovated in the year 1196 A.D. and some land was submitted to the deities in 1344 AD. The temple was again renovated in the year 1748 by Maharaja Marthanda Varma.
The Vedic pundits who assemble in Thiruvananthapuram once in 12 years for 'Murajapam'(a customary continuous chanting of vedic mantras), stay in this compound. The Vedic pundits who assemble in Thiruvananthapuram once in 12 years for 'Murajapam'(a customary continuous chanting of vedic mantras), stay in this compound. Next to the Vishnu temple is the temple for Shiva. In the southwestern corner of this temple there is a Ganesha temple also. Maha Shivaratri is celebrated as the main festival in this temple. Vasordhara Homam the most sacred sacrifice to fire, sacrificing dhara for the welfare of this entire society under the guidance of Brahmins. This sacred sacrifice is done during Shivaratri festival. Slightly behind the Vishnu temple is the Brahma temple. Temples of Brahma are very rare in India. The Brahma statue is made of stone and has only one head instead of the four. Inside the Brahma temple, there is a small Ganesha temple along with his wives. The main form of worship in this Ganesha temple is to cover the idol with Appam. There is a belief that this temple for Brahma was consecrated here to ward off a Yakshi who was troubling everybody. Though in the initial days, women were not allowed in this temple, but now with some restrictions, they are allowed. The Mithrananthapuram temple complex includes the Mithrananthapuram tank, in which the priests of Padmanabhaswamy Temple are expected to bath each day before entering the temple.
Legend says that Villwamangalath Swamiyar consecrated the idols of the temple. It is also believed that the Trimurtis conducted a great fire yajna here, to the Sun God, Mithra, thus the complex is known as Mithrananthapuram, 'the town which gave happiness to the Sun'.
Location
Pazhavangadi
Main Deity
Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu & Lord Shiva
Other Deities
Ganesh & Nagaraja
Festivals
Ashtami Rohini, Maha Sivarathri.
Main Offerings
Lighting a lamp at Brahma's Nada (Brahma's Shrine), Butter for Vishnu, Koovalam (bel or bilva) leaves for Shiva.
How To Reach
By Air: Trivandrum International Airport is situated at 3.9KM from the temple.
By Rail: Trivandrum Central Railway Station is 2.9KM from the Temple.
By Road: Trivandrum KSRTC Bus Station is 2.8KM from the Temple.