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Sree
Parthasarathy
Temple
is
located
at
a
distance
of
700
meters
from
the
Famous
Guruvayurappan
temple,
Kerala
The
popular
belief
is
that
Sri
Krishna
gave
darshan
to
Adi
Shankaracharya
and
Sage
Narada
at
the
spot
where
the
sanctum
sanctorum
of
Guruvayur
Parthasarathy
temple
is
located.
The
temple
sanctum
resembles
a
chariot
with
four
wheels
and
it
faces
east.
The
murti
of
Bhagavan
Sri
Krishna
as
Parthasarathi
has
a
whip
and
conch
in
his
hands.
The
temple
has
a
nalambalam,
namaskara
mandapam
and
shrines
of
upa
devatas.
The
upa
devatas
worshipped
in
the
temple
are
Navagrahas,
Ganesha,
Ayyappa,
Rakshas
and
Adi
Shankaracharya.
The
Navagrahas
in
the
temple
are
carved
in
a
single
stone
and
they
do
not
face
each
other.
This
makes
the
Navagrahas
in
the
temple
unique.
The
word
“Parthasarathy”
could
be
understood
as
“Sarathy”
(charioteer)
to
“Partha”
(Arjuna),
a
direct
reference
to
Lord
Krishna’s
role
in
the
Mahabharata
war,
wherein
the
he
became
Arjuna’s
charioteer
and
in
the
process
gave
a
spiritual
discourse,
which
became
“The
Bhagavad
Gita”
–
the
holy
book
of
the
Hindus.
An
idol
of
Sri
Krishna
was
worshipped
by
Kunti
Devi
in
Dwapara
Yuga.
The
same,
apparently
got
lost
or
misplaced
due
to
efflux
of
time
and
was
supposed
to
be
floating
in
the
River
Ganges,
Adi
Sankara
in
his
travels
located
the
same
and
consecrated
the
idol
in
the
very
same
place
where
we
find
the
temple
of
Lord
Parthasarathy
today
in
Guruvayur.
For
some
time,
it
was
under
Naduvil
Madom
Swamiyar;
later
on
it
came
into
the
hands
of
Mallissery
Mana
nearby.
During
the
invasion
of
Tipu
Sultan,
the
temple
was
abandoned
by
everyone
and
subsequently
the
temple
faded
into
oblivion
for
quite
a
while.
Tipu
Sultan
invaded
Guruvayur
in
1789
A.D.and
ordered
the
destruction
of
the
Parthasarathy
Temple
When
the
roof
of
this
dilapidated
structure
of
what
remained
of
the
erstwhile
Parthasarathy
temple
gave
way
in
1971,
the
debris
came
to
be
inspected
by
the
devotees
and
local
villagers.
The
sacred
idol
of
Lord
Parthasarathy
was
unearthed
during
the
course
of
excavation.
It
was
then
that
the
process
of
resurrecting
the
temple
to
its
pristine
glory
was
initiated.
The
rituals
in
Parthasarathy
temple
are
more
or
less
similar
to
those
followed
in
Guruvayur
temple.
The
main
pujas
such
as
Ucha
pooja,
Usha
Pooja,
Seeveli,
Deeparadhana
and
Udayasthamana
Pooja
are
all
followed
in
this
temple
quite
similar
to
the
traditions
and
customs
of
other
Kerala
temples.
There
is
a
link
between
the
Sri
Krishna
temple
at
Guruvayur
and
the
Parthasarathy
temple.
On
Guruvayur
Ekadasi
day,
a
procession
is
taken
from
the
Guruvayur
temple
accompanied
by
three
caparisoned
elephants
and
they
return
by
noon.
Soon
after
Deepa
Ardhana,
a
beautifully
decorated
chariot
with
an
idol
of
Sri
Krishna
would
be
taken
from
Parthasarathy
temple
to
Guruvayur
temple.
Mostly
temples
in
Kerala
do
not
have
Navagrahas
as
deities.
Parasarathy
temple,
here
is
an
exception.
Here
there
is
an
enclosure
where
the
Navagrahas
are
worshipped
and
this
makes
it
quite
unique
in
Kerala.
There
is
also
a
separate
shrine
for
Adi
Shankara
inside
the
temple.
Cow
worship,
Go
Mata
puja,
is
performed
in
the
temple.
The
annual
pratishta
festival
in
the
temple
is
held
in
Malayalam
Mithuna
Masam
(June
-
July).
Temple
Timings
are
:
4:30
AM
to
12:30
PM
and
4:30
PM
to
8:30
PM
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