Sreevaraham Lakshmivaraha Temple
Sreevaraham Lakshmi Varaha Temple is situated at Sreevaraham near Sree Padmanabhaswami Temple in Thiruvananthapuram City. This a west facing Mahakshtera with golden Dwaja Prathishta. The main deity in Sreevaraham temple is Lord Vishnu in Varaha avatar along with Goddess Mahalakshmi on his left lap.
There is a pond situated in front of the temple known as Varaha Theertham. This is one among the Theerthas mentioned in Syanandoora Purana Samuchaya - a Purana describing the glory of Padmanabha Swami Temple. The pond is the biggest temple pond in Kerala (about 8 Acres). A mandapam is located at the centre of the pond. Kunnandan Mahaganapathy temple (facing Sree Varaha Moorthy) is situated at the west side of the pond. Varahtheertham was the bathing place for the Brahmins/Nampoothiris who participated in Murajapam ritual conducted once in six years at Padmanabhaswamy Temple. In ancient days the Karamana river was conneced with Padmatheertham of Padmanabha Swamy Temple and it is connected with Varahatheertham through a canal for maintaining the water quality. The pond was cleaned in 2012 after several years with the help of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, Travancore Devaswom Board and local people. The pond is big enough to conduct even Vallamkali (boat race).
Sreevaraham Temple is a major temple under Travancore Devaswom Board.
Location
Sreevaraham
Main Deity
Lord Varahm with Goddess Lakshmi
Other Deities
Maha Ganapathy, Srikrishna, Naga Devathas(beneath 3 banyan trees around the temple), Yakshi and Rakshass
Festivals
The annual festival of this temple is in Meenam/Painkuny(March-April) and falls along with Painkuni Utsavam at Sree Padmanabhaswami Temple.Varaha jayanthi also falls soon after aaratt in the month of March-April and celebrated in a grand manner in this temple.
Main Offerings
Pushpanjali, Bhagya Sooktha Pushpanjali, Sree Sooktha Pushpanjali, Swayamvara Sooktha Pushpanjali, Aikya Sooktha Pushpanjali, Purusha Sooktha Pushpanjali, Saraswatha Sooktha Pushpanjali, Sahasra Nama Pushpanjali, Neyyu Payasam, Thrimadhuram, Panjasara Payasam, Kadina Payasa.
How To Reach
By Air: Thiruvanthapuram International Airport is the nearest airport situated at 4.5KMs from the temple.
By Rail: Thiruvanthapuram Central is 2KMs away from the temple.
By Road: Thiruvanthapuram KSRTC station is 3.2KMs away from the temple.