Sreevallabha Temple

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Sreevallabha Temple is a highly orthodox Hindu temple dedicated to Lord . It is one of the oldest and biggest Temples of Kerala, and has been a major destination for devotees all over India for centuries. Located in Thiruvalla city, this ocean of orthodoxy is well known for its architectural grandeur and unique customs that can be found in no other temples. There are stone-wooden carvings and mural paintings inside the temple. Being one among 108 Divya Desams, Sreevallabha temple has been glorified by Alvars and many other ancient works. It is considered to be the vallabha kshethram mentioned in Garuda Purana and Matsya Purana. Kathakali is played daily in the temple as an offering, pushing it to the top in India in terms of places where Kathakali is staged in largest number of days per ye rdf:langString

Храм Шри Валлабха расположен в 2½ км от города в округе Патанамтитта штата Керала (Индия). Является одним из 108 дивья-дешам, а также важным центром паломничества для вайшнавов (преданных Вишну). Храмовый комплекс находится в живописном месте и помимо главной святыни, посвященной Господу Вишну, включает в себя святыни меньших размеров, в которых поклоняются Гарудасвами, Сатхрусамхарамоортхи, Ганапати, Айяппа и Кураяппасвами. Главным здесь является 183 сантиметровое божество Маха-Вишну. rdf:langString

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rdf:langString Sreevallabha Temple is a highly orthodox Hindu temple dedicated to Lord . It is one of the oldest and biggest Temples of Kerala, and has been a major destination for devotees all over India for centuries. Located in Thiruvalla city, this ocean of orthodoxy is well known for its architectural grandeur and unique customs that can be found in no other temples. There are stone-wooden carvings and mural paintings inside the temple. Being one among 108 Divya Desams, Sreevallabha temple has been glorified by Alvars and many other ancient works. It is considered to be the vallabha kshethram mentioned in Garuda Purana and Matsya Purana. Kathakali is played daily in the temple as an offering, pushing it to the top in India in terms of places where Kathakali is staged in largest number of days per year. Lord Vishnu appeared here as for sage Durvasa and Khandakarnan. Pleased by prayers of an old Brahmin lady incarnated as a brahmachari and killed the demon Thokalaasuran. Later the deity of Sreevallabhan worshipped by Lakshmi and Krishna has been installed in the temple in 59 BC. From then till date, the temple follows its own worship protocol that is known to be followed nowhere else yet. Sage Durvasa and Saptarishi are said to reach the temple every midnight for worshipping the Lord. The temple had governed one of the biggest educational institutions in ancient time and heavily contributed to the cultural and educational developments of Kerala

rdf:langString Храм Шри Валлабха расположен в 2½ км от города в округе Патанамтитта штата Керала (Индия). Является одним из 108 дивья-дешам, а также важным центром паломничества для вайшнавов (преданных Вишну). Храмовый комплекс находится в живописном месте и помимо главной святыни, посвященной Господу Вишну, включает в себя святыни меньших размеров, в которых поклоняются Гарудасвами, Сатхрусамхарамоортхи, Ганапати, Айяппа и Кураяппасвами. Главным здесь является 183 сантиметровое божество Маха-Вишну. Главной особенностью храма является 15,25-метровый столб, на котором восседает Гаруда (ездовой орел Вишну). Этот храм известен представлениями катхакали, которые проводятся здесь почти каждую ночь как подношение божествам.

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