Arattupuzha Temple

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Sight Address : Aarattupuzha temple alias Ayyappa temple, located around 14 km from Thrissur. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Arattupuzha Temple, almost 3000 years old, is situated about an hour away from the city of Thrissur in the village of Arattupuzha, dedicated to the Lord Ayyappa. This temple is believed to have a Divine presence. Afternoon, Devotees flock to worship this powerful deity throughout the year but the most prominent festival to make note of is the annual Pooram held by the temple annually during March-April for a period of seven days. This grand event is said to host a hundred and one gods and goddesses from the neighbouring villages, who come in reverence of the presiding deity of this temple. On the seventh day of the festival, the deity is taken on a procession to the arattupuzha river for the ritualistic bath.

Arattupuzha Temple

HistoryEdit

Arattupuzha temple with presiding deity as Lord Ayyappa is a famous temple near Thrissur city. Annual Arattupuzha pooram festival attracts thousands of people to this temple town. It is the oldest pooram festival all over Kerala.It is believed that on the pooram day, all hundred and one Gods and Goddesses from the neighboring places visit Lord Ayyappa at this temple. The pooram procession with 61 elephants accompanied with Pandimelam, Panchavadyam, and Nadaswaram is immaculate extravaganza. The idols of the deities of the temples in and around are carried over the elephants.

Must SeeEdit

Must see

Visiting TimeEdit

5 am to 10 am and 5 pm to 7.30

Closed OnEdit

10.00am to 5.00 pm

Best Season to VisitEdit

October to February.

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1 to 2 hours

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Alka Restaurant – Thrissur ; Kamala Mansions Round North Trichur,Thrissur – 680001 ; Ph/M – Phone : 0487-2335223 ; Food Serve – N.A.

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Thrissur is easily accessible by good roads. The taxis provide excellent transportation to the local inhabitants as well as the tourists of Thrissur.

BUS : Regular buses ply for Thrissur from Kochi (85 km, 42 hours, Rs 60 for semi deluxe), Trivandrum (280 km, 6 hours, Rs 200 for semi-deluxe), Kottayam (140 km, 4 hours, Rs 80 for semi-deluxe). Overnight buses too are available from Bangalore (450 km, 8 hours, Rs 950 for AC Volvo), Chennai (630 km, 12 hours, Rs 1,300 for AC Volvo), Hyderabad (980 km, 15 hours, Rs 1,600 for AC Volvo), Madurai (280 km, 4 hours, Rs 500 for AC Volvo) and Coimbatore (120 km, 2 hours, Rs 300 for AC Volvo).

Train : Trichur is an important railway station and is linked to all major towns.

Air : The Cochin International Airport located at a distance of 55 km south is the nearest airport to Thrissur. The Kozhikode/Calicut airport located at a distance of 80 km north is another airport close to Thrissur.

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Things to CarryEdit

Carry sunscreen lotions for protection from the sun and plenty of water and also carry camera.

Safety / WarningEdit

Try to catch Goverment owned bus (KSRTC bus) to the extent possible, It may look not much clean, but your safe journey is assured. if your are there for the first time, try to avoid Limited stop private buses. Most of the drivers are will take unnecessary risk which will make your journey horrible.