The Padmanabhaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the state of Kerala, India. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams which are considered the sacred abodes of Vishnu in the Sri Vaishnava tradition.

2024年11月25日 · The history of temple construction in Kerala traces back to ancient times, with influences from various dynasties such as the Cheras, Cholas, and Nayaks. Each ruler contributed to the evolution of temple architecture, incorporating their unique styles and …

The earlier temples of Kerala were primarily for Shiva and Vishnu or their manifestations (Krishna, Parasurama, Rama, Vamana). Shiva is worshipped both in the iconic and the aniconic Linga form. Swayampradhana shrines to Ganesha, Kartikeya are of later origin, and are seen more in the temples of the peripheral regions of Kerala adjoining ...

Kerala is a land of temples, and temples here in a sense, were the pivot of the religious, social, economic and cultural life of the Malayalam people. The term Kerala was the first epigraphically recorded as

The history of temples and their evolution in Kerala is worth studying. The earliest forms are definitely Kaavu or the grove, with a simple stone kept beneath the tree and worshipped as Primeval mother or in a larger sense the mother nature. it was an extension or a miniature of the forest from where the early inhabitants migrated.

The history of Kerala dates back to the Cheras of the third century BC. The temples of Kerala are referenced in the works of the Tamil Alwar Saints and the Nayanar Saints. Kulasekhara Alwar and Cheraman Perumaal (one of the Nayanars) belonged to the Cheras of the ninth century

Scholars who studied peculiar Kerala style of temple architecture are Stella Kramrisch and H.Sarkar. Stella calls it as the ‘Kēraḷa Style’ 2 and H. Sarkar considered it as the fundamentally a regional variation of the

Padmanabha Swamy Temple is renowned as one of the 108 Divya Desams, sacred abodes of Lord Vishnu. Its origins date back centuries, with the temple believed to have been constructed in the 8th century by the rulers of the Travancore dynasty.

2020年12月28日 · Thrissur Taluk in Thrissur district has a very ancient history of temple culture. Thrissur Pooram at Vadakkunnathan is a famous festival. Myths, history and customs anthropological practices and archeological finds make this area a treasure for researchers and investigators of History.

According to Tamil Saiva traditions, Tiruvanchikulam temple is the only Saiva Tirupati temple in Kerala. For centuries, this temple is an administrative centre of the kingdoms of Kochi and Zamorins of Calicut. It is at present under the administration of Cochin Devaswom Board.