Thrikkovil - Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, ( ml, തൃക്കോവില് ശ്രീ പദ്മനാഭ സ്വാമി ക്ഷേത്രം) is a
Hindu
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temple with
Lord Vishnu as the presiding deity, located at
Vallicode village in
Pathanamthitta District in
Kerala,
India.
The temple comes under the
Travancore Devaswom Board. As per local folklore, it is considered the second one of its kind after the famous
Padmanabhaswamy temple in
Thiruvananthapuram. More spectacularly the 10-day festival includes Rupmani Swayambaram.
In going with the simplicity and elegant architecture of temples in Kerala, the temple premises here present a very serene and spiritual outlook. There is a temple pond adjoining which abound with blooming lotuses.
See also
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Pathanamthitta District
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Temples of Kerala
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Thazhoor Bhagavathy Kshetram
References
Temple architecture coverage & details in Udayamritham TV program.Sree Krishna Jayanthi Celebrations (2012)Wikimapia view of the temple
Hindu temples in Pathanamthitta district
Vishnu temples
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