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Well
maintained
temple
Thrikkakara
Vamanamoorthy
Temple
is
one
of
the
few
Hindu
temples
in
India
dedicated
to
Lord
Vamana/Vishnu.
It
is
situated
in
Thrikkakara,
Kochi
in
the
state
of
Kerala,
India.
Located
around
10
km
north-east
of
the
city
center
between
Thrissur-Ernakulam
highway
(NH
47),
Seaport-Airport
Road,
Cochin
University
of
Science
and
Technology
and
Model
Engineering
College,
it
is
a
centre
of
celebrations
and
a
place
of
origin
for
the
popular
Onam
festival.
The
temple
is
around
two
millennia
old
and
is
also
listed
as
one
of
the
108
Divya
Desams
(divine
places).
The
temple
complex,
which
is
enclosed
in
a
large
area
with
picturesque
surroundings,
holds
the
main
sanctum
dedicated
to
Lord
Vamana.
The
sanctum
sanctorum
of
the
main
shrine
houses
the
idol
of
Vishnu.
The
idol
is
in
the
form
of
Lord
Vamana
preparing
to
place
his
foot
on
the
Brahmin
Asura
King
Mahabali.[9]
Lord
Parashurama
is
said
to
have
established
the
temple.[9]
The
temple
also
houses
records
containing
the
earliest
mention
of
the
celebration
of
the
Onam
festival
dating
to
861
Common
Era.[10]
The
temple
is
under
the
administration
of
the
Travancore
Devaswom
Board.
The
sub-deities
of
Vamana
temple
are
Bhagavati,
Sasthavu,
Gopalakrishna,
Nāga,
Brahmarakshasa
and
Yakshi.
The
Brahmarakshas
shrine
is
located
in
the
outer
complex,
along
with
a
Banyan-tree
god
and
the
Sarpa
Kavu.
Surrounding
the
inner
complex
walls
is
a
series
of
thousands
of
lamps
called
Chuttuvilakku
which
translates
to
'surrounding
lamps'.
There
are
two
ponds
associated
with
the
temple,
one
is
the
Kapilatheertham
located
closer
to
the
temple
on
the
Northern
side
of
the
sanctum
sanctorum,
and
is
accessible
only
to
priests.
The
other
pond
is
located
on
the
Northern
side
outside
the
temple
walls,
and
is
used
regularly
during
the
Aaraattu
ceremonial
bath
of
the
idol
during
Onam
celebrations.
There
is
also
a
Shiva
temple
beside
the
main
Vamanamoorthy
temple,
which
was
renovated
in
2014.
It
houses
idols
of
the
deities
Shiva,
Ganesha,
Karthikeya
and
Durga.
Not
much
is
known
about
the
age
and
origin
of
the
Shiva
temple
except
that
it
underwent
renovation
around
a
hundred
years
ago.
Apart
from
the
shrines
and
ponds,
the
temple
complex
houses
three
stages
or
halls
for
cultural
performances
called
Naimishaaranyam,
and
a
temple
auditorium
at
the
South-west
corner.
The
auditorium
is
regularly
used
for
weddings
and
meeting,
and
for
conducting
the
Onam
feast
during
the
festival.
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