Exploring The Sacred Sites Around Guruvayur Temple

Exploring The Sacred Sites Around Guruvayur Temple

The Guruvayur temple is situated in Guruvayur, a place named Guruvayur, in the Thrissur district of Kerala. It is considered as the cultural as well as traditional part of Kerala.

The place is surrounded with many sacred places which is still explored completely. Those who are planning to visit the guruvayur temple should not forget to visit these sacred places which is situated nearby the temple.

Mammiyoor Shiva temple is one of the most sacred places located just 1km away from the Guruvayur temple. The temple is mainly dedicated to the lord shiva.

It is believed that the lord Shiva participates in the rituals and customs performed in the Guruvayur temple. As per the legends, the lord Shiva was situated in Gurvayur in ancient times and when the lord Krishna came he moved from there.

So it is believed that the devotees must visit the mammiyoor before going to Guruvayur for the completion of their pilgrimage.

Chamundeswari temple is located about 4km away from Guruvayur temple and the temple is mainly dedicated to the goddess chamundeswari. The unique architectural features attracts the devotees to the temple.

Harikanyaka temple is the other sacred place which is about 3km away from the guruvayur and it is dedicated to the lord Vishnu in his divinemaiden form. The temple offers a peaceful atmosphers and spiritual power for its devotees.

Thiruvenkatachalapathy temple and Parthasarathy temple are also located just 5km away from the Guruvayur temple. So it is easily accessible for the devotees to visit the temple.