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108 Divya Desams

Tiruvallavaazh

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

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.