Thriprayar Temple

Even though the deity as Rama, in the 'thanthrik' context, believers consider the deity as "Thevar" who participate in fishing pond, in their agriculture activities building check dam for paddy cultivation, who inaugurates seasonal plough of land and so on.

Thriprayar Shree Ramaswami Temple
Temple entrance seen from bank of river
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictThrissur
DeityRama
FestivalsArattupuzha Pooram, Ekadasi
Location
LocationTriprayar
StateKerala
Country India
Thriprayar Temple is located in Kerala
Thriprayar Temple
Ramasamy Temple, Triprayar, Thrissur, Kerala
Geographic coordinates10°24′51″N 76°06′56″E / 10.414159°N 76.115486°E / 10.414159; 76.115486
Architecture
TypeArchitecture of Kerala
Specifications
Temple(s)One
Elevation27.33 m (90 ft)

Thriprayar Shree Ramaswami Temple is Hindu temple situated in Triprayar in Thrissur district of Kerala state in India. The deity is Rama, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, with four arms bearing a conch, a discus, a bow, and a garland. The temple is situated on the bank of Karuvannur river, which is called as Theevra river while flowing through Thriprayar, and presently forms a part of Canoli Canal, which connects Kozhikode and Kodungallur. The temple deity is the presiding deity of Arattupuzha Pooram. Along with Rama, there are shrines for Shiva as Dakshinamoorthy, Ganesha, Shastha and Krishna, and there is also worship for Hanuman and Chathan. [1][2]

  1. ^ "Triprayar Sree Rama Swami Temple". Vaikhari.com. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  2. ^ "SREE RAMA TEMPLE". ThrissurKerala.com. Retrieved 2 October 2013.