Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Guruvayoor Temple



LOCATION
Guruvayur, the abode of Lord Sree Guruvayurappan, is located 29 kms north west to the cultural capital of the 'God's own country', Kerala. This narrow coastline strip of land on the south western edge of Indian subcontinent is one of the 10 paradises in the world. The geographical and bio diversity of Kerala with the coastline beaches and stretches of backwaters lined with the swaying coconut palms on one side and evergreen forests of the western ghats with very rich wildlife on the other side makes it a real paradise to the alien traveler.




HOW TO REACH GURUVAYUR
By road
Guruvayur is well connected with the other parts of the country by road and rail. The National highway is passing through Kunnamkulam which is just 8 kms away from Guruvayur. The private bus stand is towards the east of the temple, near Manjulal (the banyan tree). It is half an hour drive by car from Thrissur and busses ply every 5 minutes from Thrissur to Guruvayur. 





Kerala Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) runs bus services from all major locations of the state and  few inter-state services. The bus stand is 500 meters to the west of the temple. Both KSRTC and private busses offer interstate services to all major South Indian cities like Madras, Madurai, Palani, Salem, Coimbatore, Thiruchandoor, Mysore, Mangalore, Uduppi, Mookambika etc.
By railGuruvayur has got a railway station towards the east of the temple which is connected to the Madras-Mangalore main line at Thrissur. It has got computerised ticket booking facility and tickets can be booked to any locations from here. One from the Mangalore side can get down at the Kuttippram station. Regular buss services are available from there to Guruvayur. Those from the Madras/Trivandrum side can get down at Thrissur.
By air
Kochi international airport (Nedumbassery) is 80 kms from Guruvayur and the Calicut airport is 100 kms away. All major international flight services are operated from these airports.







HISTORY OF GURUVAYUR
EARLY HISTORY
According to the legends, the idol worshipped here is more 
than 5000 years old. But there are no historical records
 to establish it. In the 14th century Tamil literature
 'Kokasandesam', references about a place called Kuruvayur 
is made. As early as 16th century (50 years after the 
Narayaneeyam was composed) many references 
are seen about Kuruvayur. In ancient Dravidic, 
Kuruvai means sea, hence the village on the coast 
may be called Kuruvayur.
But according to Prof. K V Krishna Iyer 
(eminent historian), the Brahmins had begun to 
come and settle at Kodungalloor during the period 
of Chandra Gupta Maurya ( 321-297 BC). Trikkunavay
 in the Guruvayur documents is the same as 
Thrikkanamathilakam or Mathilakam mentioned in the 
Dutch and British records. And this place was in
 between Guruvayur and Kodungalloor. Guruvayur 
was Trikkunavay's subordinate shrine since they were
 destroyed by the Dutch in 1755. That way Guruvayur
 must have come into existence before 52 AD. The 
story of Pandyan King building a shrine here may be 
a reference to the Azhavars , but they are all 
silent in their writing about Guruvayur.
It was Melpathur's Narayaneeyam through which
 the Temple got publicity. The concept of Unnikrishna
 popularised by Poonthanam ,Kururamma , and 
Villwamangalam brought more and more 
devotees to Guruvayur.



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THE DAILY POOJAS IN THE TEMPLE


THE TEMPLE OPENS AT 3.00 AM
3.00am to 3.30amNirmalyam
3.20am to 3.30amOilabhishekam,
Vakacharthu,
Sankhabhishekam
3.30am to 4.15amMalar Nivedyam, Alankaram
4.15am to 4.30amUsha Nivedyam
4.30am to 6.15amEthirettu pooja followed by
 Usha pooja
7.15am to 9.00amSeeveli,Palabhishekam,
Navakabhishekam,
Pantheeradi Nivedyam,
and Pooja
11.30am to 12.30pmUcha pooja (the noon pooja)
TEMPLE WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN 1.30PM

AND 4.30PM AND REOPENS AT 4.30 PM
4.30pm to 5.00pmSeeveli
6.00pm to 6.45pmDeeparadhana
7.30pm to 7.45pmAthazha pooja Nivedyam
7.45pm to 8.15pmAthazha pooja
8.45pm to 9.00pmAthazha seeveli
9.00pm to 9.15pmThrippuka, Olavayana
9.15pm
The Sreekovil will be closed.
 On the day of Special Illuminations
 called "Vilakku" the Thripuka
 is performed after that.
 The Sreekovil will be
closed after Thripuka.
Then the Krishnanattam,
a colourful traditional
dance-drama on Lord Krishna's
 life is enacted inside the
Temple on specified days.

*The timings given are approximate. It may vary if there is Udayasthamana pooja or on certain special occasions.

   





        Contacting Temple


      








DEVASWOM OFFICE
Please dial any of the below mentioned P.B.X. Telephone Numbers
(prefix code +91 487 if needed)
255 6335, 255 6799, 255 6347, 255 6365, 255 6538, 255 6670 or 255 6672
Fax Number +91 487 255 4844
Now dial the required extension number
Reception100
Chairman Office200
Rest room202
Conference Hall201
Administrator Office220
Rest room222
Chief Finance and Accounts officer245
Assistant Audit Officers252
C.A. to Administrator221
Deputy Administrator (Admin)250
Deputy Administrator (Finance)240
Deputy Administrator (S and P)230
Asst Manager (Office)251
Asst Manager (Finance)241
Asst Manager (A/cs I)244
Asst Manager (A/cs II)242
Asst Manager (Audit)243
Asst Manager (Maramath)257
Asst Manager (Live stock)272
Asst Manager (Thapal)253
Asst Manager (Purchase)233
Asst Manager (R&T Suite)235
Devaswom Inspector234
Cashier246
Fair Copy Section254
Record Room256
Computer Cell247         



The Official Website of the Temple is



www.guruvayurdevaswom.org






6 comments:

  1. sir , thanks for the information.
    You are doing great job.

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  2. Please tell me about the accomadation facilities

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  3. some of the vazhupadu price have been changed

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  4. Hi,
    Is there a specific dresscode for men and ladies?

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  5. thanks a lot. I have visited this temple. I have prayed to the Lord. have a nice day.

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  6. sri latha kamuneswarar temple devotee. I was there too.

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