Tirunavaya

Tirunavaya
Thirunavaya
Town
Revenue Village
Gram Panchayat
Navamukunda Temple, Tirunavaya
Navamukunda Temple, Tirunavaya
Tirunavaya is located in Kerala
Tirunavaya
Tirunavaya
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 11°00′04″N 75°59′28″E / 11.0010°N 75.9911°E / 11.0010; 75.9911
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictMalappuram
Vehicle registrationKL55
Nearest MunicipalityTirur
Websitevillage.kerala.gov.in

Tirunavaya, also spelled as Thirunavaya, is a town in Tirur Malappuram, Kerala. Situated on the northern bank of Bharatappuzha (River Ponnani/Nila or Perar), it is one of the major Hindu pilgrimage centres in Kerala.[1] Tirunavaya, home to Tirunavaya Temple (Navamukunda/Vishnu Temple) and temples of Siva and Brahma (Cherutirunavaya Brahma Temple and Siva Temple/Tirunavaya Mahadeva Temple), is one of the most prominent places for bali tarpana on Karkitaka vavu in Kerala.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Thousands offer bali at Tirunavaya". The Hindu. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2018.