Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to lord Vishnu. The temple is now run by a trust headed by royal family of Travancore.
Temple is built in a tangled fusion of the Kerala style and Tamil style (kovil) of architecture, because the temple located in the neighboring state of Tamilnadu. Featuring high walls and elegant carvings are the most alluring part of this 16th century Gopura. In addition, architecturally to some extent, the temple is facsimile of the Adikesava Perumal Temple located in Thiruvattar, Kanyakumari district.
While the Moolasthanam of the temple is the Ananthapuram Temple in Kumbala in Kasargod district.
Moreover, Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple is one of the richest temple, this revelation confirmed the status of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple as the wealthiest place of worship in the world.
Location
Kizhakkekkotta/ Thiruvananthapuram
Main Deity
Maha Vishnu
Other Deities
THEKKEDOM and THIRUVAMBADI, for the Deities, Ugra Narasimha and Krishna Swami ,Rama accompanied by Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman ,Vishwaksena (the Nirmalyadhari of Vishny and Remover of obstacles) , Vyasa, Ganapati, Sasta, and Kshetrapalaka (who guards the temple) ,Grand idols of Garuda and Hanuman stand with folded hands in the valiya balikkal area. , The thevara idols of Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma and Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma are housed in the south east part of the temple
Festivals
There are many festivals in related to this temple and the major festivals are bi-annual. The festival Alpashy which is in October/November and the Panguni festival which is in Tamil month Panguni, March/April, lasts for ten days each. The festivals culminate with the Aarat (holy bath) procession to the Shankumugham Beach. The word Aarat refers to the purificatory Immersion of the deities of the temple in sea. This event take place in the evening. This festival lasts for One of the major annual festivals related to Padmanabha temple is the Navaratri festivels. The time period this festival is 9 days. The famous Swathy music festival is held every year during this festival. And another biggest festival in this temple is laksha deepam, which means hundred thousand lamps. This festival is unique and commences once in 6 years.
Main Offerings
• Meni Thula Payasam • Otta Thula Payasam • Palpayasam • Sarkara Payasam • Ney Payasam • Thrimaduram • Pongal • Unniyappam • Aval • Aravana • Ksheerabhishekam • Panchamritham • Astottara Archana • Sahasranama Archana • Bhoosooktha Archana • Vedamanthra Archana • Purushasooktha Archana • Sreesooktha Archana • Bhagyasooktha Archana • Aikyamathyasooktha Archana • Vidhyarajagopala Archana • Swayamvara Archana • Dhanwanthary Archana • Narayana sooktham • Sudarshana Archana •
How To Reach
BY FLIGHT
There are regular flights from other major cities of the country to Thiruvananthapuram.
Airport(s): Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV)
BY TRAIN
Thiruvananthapuram is well connected to other major cities of the country via regular trains.
Railway Station(s): Trivandrum Central (TVC), Varkala Sivagiri (VAK), Trivandrum Kochuveli (KCVL), Thiruvananthapuram Pettah (TVP), Kazhakkuttam (KZK), Trivandrum Veli (VELI)
BY BUS
You can easily get regular buses to Thiruvananthapuram from other major cities of the country.
Bus Station(s): Tiruvananthapuram