Sreevaraham_Lakshmi_Varaha_temple,_Thiruvananthapuram

Sreevaraham Lakshmi Varaha Temple, Thiruvananthapuram

Sreevaraham Lakshmi Varaha Temple, Thiruvananthapuram

Hindu temple in Kerala, India

Sreevaraham Lakshmi Varaha Temple, locally known as Sreevaraham Temple, is a Hindu temple in Sreevaraham, Thiruvananthapuram, near to the Padmanabhaswamy Temple. The principal deity of the temple is Varaha, the third avatar of the god Vishnu.

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The temple is administered by the Travancore Devaswom Board.

Deities

The main deity is Lakshmi Varaha - Varaha sitting with his consort Lakshmi on his lap. The sub-deities are Ganapathy, Krishna, Nagaraja, Yakshiamma and others.

Importance

The principal deity of the temple is Varaha, the third avatar of Vishnu. This is one of the few temples in India where Lakshmi is depicted with Varaha. Only three temples of Varaha exist in Kerala. This temple in Thiruvananthapuram is believed to be more than 5000 years old.

Architecture

The temple is of typical Kerala style architecture and the sanctum is round in shape and its roof is covered with copper plates. The 'nalambalam' which is the outer structure is square shaped. There is a golden flag post in the temple.

The temple pond is the largest temple pond in Kerala and has an area of 8 acres. The large number of priests arriving for the Murajapam ritual[1] at Padmanabhaswamy temple take bath in this pond. During Onam festival, a boat race is conducted in this pond.[2]

Offerings

Offerings that are common in other Vishnu temples are done here also which includes 'Archana, Ganapathy Homam, Ashtothararchana, Thrimadhuram, Paalpayasam, Unniyappam, Thulabaram and so on.

Festivals

The main festival is in the Malayalam month of Meenam (mid March -mid April) and during the same period of 'Painguni Festival' of Padmanabhaswamy temple. Varaha Jayanthi in the Malayalam month of Meenam is also celebrated in a grand manner.

References

  1. [1]
    "Back to the Vedas, with Murajapam". The Hindu. 21 November 2007.
  2. [2]
    "Sreevaraham Temple Pond - Thiruvananthapuram".
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