Questionable valued articles are spared only by the durodhanas but not by the qualified article writers. Copied and pasted is that questionable article writers ,who without checking facts, write as"written as believed to be ''; yet such projections add a stamp of , "citations were demanded" even by wikipedia. Kerala never had the temple culture like other parts of the Indian territories, even though the claims are tall as ancient , older , 5000 years etc; architectures of dravidian models were alone seen which is <3000 years old; and Kerala was known as a parasurama kshetram, after the advent of Brahmins from tanjore , at the time of Chera dynasty which is 500 BCE start period. The oldest temples of Kerala are only siva temples and that too Vaikkam Mahadevar which is <3000 year old. The tank, a large area based one in the Varaha temple being discussed above, was constructed by Chera king. Naturally under agama, there cannot be any temple without tank; and so Varaha murthy which was famous in AP because of the chalukya dynasty only, could have been definitely, not more than 3000 year older; to be precise as chera dynasty itself in TN came around 500 BCE only, capture of Kerala is far later than which makes most temple within 2000 year old history only. KR IRS 6724
On Sat, 6 Jul 2024 at 01:25, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > Sreevaraham Lakshmi Varaha Temple, Thiruvananthapuram > > Dear friends, > > In one of the vacations before my retirement in 2004 end, while living in > Trivandrum, my son desired to visit other temples near Padmanabhaswamy > temple. Pazhavangadi, we visit often. So I suggested Sreevaraham temple > about a KM away on southern side of Padmanabhaswamy temple. That was the > only occasion I visited the temple. > > Today I thought of writing about the temple. Hope a divine reading. The > information is compiled from different sources. > > Gopalakrishnan 6-7-2024. > > 1 Introduction > > 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. The name ‘Sreevaraham’ is derived from two > words -- ‘Sree’ means goddess Lakshmi, and ‘Varaham’ is Lord Vishnu in his > boar incarnation. > > In Kerala only three temples of Varahamurthy exist and this temple at > Thiruvananthapuram is believed to be more than 5000 years old. Other Varaha > Murthi temples are there at (1) Panniyoor Varaha Moorthi temple in > Anakkara, Palakkad District, and Sree Varaha Murthi temple, Pannoor, > Thodupuzha-Idukki Road. > > History > > The history of Sreevaraham dates back to the 18th century when the > Travancore Royal Family, who ruled the region, decided to build a temple > dedicated to Lord Vishnu there. > > The Sreevaraham temple was constructed in the traditional Kerala style of > architecture, and it became a popular destination for devotees from all > over the region. Later on, the area around the temple witnessed > development, with more people settling in the vicinity. In the early 20th > century, the first school in the locality, Sreevaraham Lower Primary > School, was established with the aim to provide basic education to the > children of the local community. > > The migration of Brahmins to Sreevaraham can be traced back to the ancient > times when the region was under the rule of the Chera dynasty. The Chera > kings were known for their patronage of Hinduism and support for > Brahminical traditions. Many Brahmin families migrated to Sreevaraham > during this period and settled there. > > In the 1940s, the Government of Travancore decided to develop Sreevaraham > further and constructed a bridge over the Karamana River, which flows > through the locality. This led to increased connectivity and development > of the region. > > In the following decades, Sreevaraham saw significant growth, and now, it > has turned into a bustling locality with a mix of residential and > commercial areas. It is home to several businesses, including restaurants, > supermarkets and shopping centres. The Sreevaraham Temple remains the > spiritual centre of the locality and continues to attract devotees from far > and wide. > > Architecture > > The temple is of typical Kerala style architecture. This temple in > Thiruvananthapuram is believed to be more than 5000 years old. > > Sanctum > > The sanctum is circular 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 consists of > Sreekovil, Chuttambalam and Nalambalam. > > Deities > > The main deity is Lakshmi Varaha - Varaha sitting with his consort Lakshmi > on his lap. This is one of the few temples in India where Lakshmi is > depicted with Varaha. > > Sub deities > > The sub-deities are Ganapathy, Krishna, Nagaraja, Yakshiamma and others. > > Poojas > > Regular poojas as in other temples are conducted here also. Pooja on > Thursday is Very famous. Special poojas are conducted on this day. > > 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. > > 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. > > Temple Pond > > The temple pond is the largest temple pond in Kerala and has an area of 8 > acres. Thursday Pooja is famous here in this pond. > > The large number of priests arriving for the Murajapam ritual at > Padmanabhaswamy temple takes bath in this pond. During Onam festival, a > boat race is conducted in this pond. > > Administration > > The temple is administered by the Travancore Devaswom Board. > > Open Timings > > 05:00 am-11:00 am > > 05:00 pm-08:15 pm > > Contact Details > > Sri Varaha Murthi Temple, Sri Varaham, Thiruvananthapuram, > Kerala.Phone-0471 245 2450 > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/59798573.1333050.1720247149156%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/59798573.1333050.1720247149156%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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