Location:
Tiruvalla
near Kottayam
(Malai Naadu)
Vishnu: Vallabha, Kolappiraan
Taayaar: Vaatsalya
Devi
Theertham:Pampa Nadi
Paasuram :Nammalwar, Tirumangaialwar
Vimaanam:Chaturankola Vimanam
Travel Base:Kottayam
Description This is an ancient
temple, enshrining Sri Vallabha at Tiruvalla near Kottayam. It has been
glorified by the tamil hymns of Tirumangaialwar and Nammalwar of the 1st
millennium CE.
The plinth and the
wall of this temple are of granite while the rest of the structure is
of timber and sheet roof. The shrine has a vritta (circular) vimanam.
Carvings of Dakshinamurthy and Shiva - Yogiswara are seen in this temple.
In front of the sanctum are a namaskaramandapam, a mukhamandapam a gopuradwaram
and an agramandapam. There is a subshrine to Vishwaksena, in the north
east corner of the inner prakaram, facing south.
The Sudarshana Chakram
seen through the west cardinal door of the sanctum is held in worship
and is believed to have been installed in the 13th century. Much of the
present form of the temple dates back to the 14th century.
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