Sri_Lakshmi_Venkatesh_Temple
Sri Laxmi Venkatesh Temple
Hindu temple in Kerala, India
The Sri Laxmi Venkatesh Temple is foremost temple of Gowda Saraswatha Brahmins in and around Kanhangad.
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The prathishta ceremonies began in 1864 A.D. and in 1865 A.D. on Akshaya Trithiya the prathishta of main deity Sri Laxmi Venkatesha was completed by the divine hands of Srimad Bhuvanendra Thirtha Swamiji. The idol of Laxmi Venkatesha of Innoli was handed over to people of Kanhangad by Srimad Bhuvanendra Thirtha of Kashi Mutt. The temple also have Prathishta of Mahamaya, Garuda, Ganesha, Mahalaxmi, Hanuman, Rama with Sita and Lakshmana, Sharada Mandir, Naga and the Utsava idol of Sreenivasa with Sridevi and Bhudevi.