Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple
Ernakulam district, Kerala
Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple is a Hindu temple in Thrippunithura, Kochi, Kerala, India. It is dedicated to Vishnu in his form as Santhanagopala Murthy, or Poornathrayeesa, believed to bless devotees — particularly childless couples — with children. The temple served as the national deity of the Kingdom of Cochin and was the foremost of the kingdom's eight royal temples, with Thrippunithura as the kingdom's former capital. It is considered one of the most important temples in Kerala and follows traditional Kerala temple architecture; the present concrete structure replaced the original wooden sanctum after a fire in 1920. The temple's largest festival is the eight-day Vrischikotsavam, held in the Malayalam month of Vrischikam (November–December) and known for its elephant processions.
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Where it is
Ernakulam district, Kerala. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Ernakulam Junction railway station (ERS), about 8 km by road.
- By air: Cochin International Airport (COK), about 30 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
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- Thriprayar Sree Rama Temple – Triprayar (Valapad), Thrissur district, on the Theevra (Thriprayar) river (about 72 km)
- Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Swamy Temple – Ambalappuzha, Alappuzha district (14 km south of Alappuzha town) (about 78 km)
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