Vilwadrinatha Temple
Thrissur district, Kerala
The Vilwadrinatha Temple is a Hindu temple in Thiruvilwamala, a town in Thrissur district, Keralam, India. The principal deities are Rama, the seventh incarnation of the god Vishnu, and his brother, Lakshmana. It figures among the Abhimana Kshetrams in Vaishnavite traditions. This is one of the four major Rama temples in Kerala – the other three are in Thriprayar, Kadavallur, and Thiruvangad. The temple houses an idol of Lakshmana, which is rare in India. Vilwadrinatha Temple is located in the centre of the community of Thiruvilwamala, atop a 100-foot-high hillock. Visible from the temple is Bharathappuzha, the second-largest river in Kerala, which flows past the temple's northern side from around 3 kilometres away.
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Where it is
Thrissur district, Kerala. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Vallathol Nagar railway station (VTK), about 21 km by road.
- By air: Cochin International Airport (COK), about 82 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur – Thekkinkadu Maidan, Round North, Thrissur (about 42 km)
- Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple – Guruvayur, Thrissur district (about 57 km)
- Thriprayar Sree Rama Temple – Triprayar (Valapad), Thrissur district, on the Theevra (Thriprayar) river (about 63 km)
- Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple – Chottanikkara, Ernakulam district (near Kochi) (about 112 km)
- Vaikom Mahadeva Temple – Vaikom, Kottayam district, on the shore of Vembanad Lake (about 138 km)
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