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108 Divya Desams

Trikakkarai (Tirukkaatkarai)

One of the 108 Temples & Celestial Abodes of Vishnu revered by the Tamil hymns of the Alwars of the 1st millennium CE

Location: Tirukkaatkarai near Irinjalakuda
(Malai Naadu)
Vishnu: Kaatkaraiappan (Vaamanan)
Taayaar: Perunchelva Naayaki
Theertham:Kapila Theertham
Paasuram :Nammalwar
Vimaanam:Pushkala Vimanam
Travel Base:Thrissur

Description: The Vamanamurthy Temple at Trikakkara is an ancient one, located 14 km north east of Irinjalakuda on the Thrissur Ernakulam railroad. It has been glorified by the tamil hymns (Tiruvaimozhi) of Nammalwar, of the 1st millennium CE.

Deities: The presiding deity here is Vamanamurthy. There are subshrines to Sastha and Mahalakshmi. This temple is characterized by its vritta (circular) vimanam. There are inscriptions here from as early as the 10th century CE.

There are interesting legends surrounding this place. A devout farmer, appalled by the lack of crop from his fields of plantain trees, worshipped the deity here, with an offering of a bunch of plantains fashioned out of gold, upon which, he was blessed with a more than bountiful harvest of a breed of bananas now known as Nendiram Pazham.