Guruvayur Temple , Kerala

This is the most important pilgrimage center of South India which is located 29 kms away from Thrissur district.This temple is also called as the Bhoolokavaikunta-the heavan on earth.The square sreekovil is the sacred sanctum which houses the main deity of Lord Krishna.It is at this temple that Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri composed his well known Sanskrit devotional poem 'Narayaneeyam'.The temple is renowned for its healing powers.Guruvayur is the site for weddings and Annaprasanam,the first feeding ceremony of a child.

This is probably the only site for several weddings.Only Hindus are allowed inside the temple.The walls of the sanctorum are inlaid with exquisite mural paintings and carvings.The temple construction in Guruvayur,Kerala,South India is vastly different from the stereotypical pattern of architecture found amidststandard Kerala and other South Indian temples and places of worship.

The grand and imposing facades and gargantuan structures are absent and in its place we get a simple set of four entrances to a gopuram where the idol is kept,ensconced in the temple's boundary for the devotees to be benefitted by it.Just in front of the temple there is a huge tower of light,it has thirteen discs.There are four Deepasthambams made of brass,inside the temple.The temple is dedicated to Krishna known here as Guruvayurappan or the Lord of Guruvayur.