pazhavangadi Medium

PAZAVANGADI SRI MAHA GANAPATHY TEMPLE

One of the main temples at Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala, India. The deity is sitting with his right leg folded in a half padmasana posture . 

Main Entrance

This temple is very close to Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple.

This Pazavangadi temple came into existiance by 1795 AD . The diety was shifted to Thiruvananthapuram at that time. Previosly it was at Padmanabhapuram, then the capital of Travencore. It was said that the diety owned by a soldier of Travencore army

Sub Dieties :

1. Load Ayyapa.
2. Godess Durga.
3. Nagaraja.
4. Brahmarakshas.

Here we can see 32 forms of Load Ganesa  which is beatifically painted

Offerings :

1. Breaking of coconut : Removes obstacles
2. Ganapathy Homam Performed before sunrise
3. Sweet dishes such as Modakam & Appam

Festavals

1. Vinayaka Chaturthi
2. Ganesh Jayanthi
3. Sankashti Chaturthi
4. Varad  Chaturthi

Special poojas

1. Ayilyam.
2. Thirkarthika.
3. Makaravilaku.
4. Thiruvathira.
5. Thiruvonam.
6. Vijayadasami
7. Nira Puttari.
8. Sivaratri.

Temple timings 4.30AM to 10.45 AM  and    5PM to 8.30 PM  IST

Sreekandeswaram Medium

Since the road entity is at west , usually devotes enter through the padinjaray Nada ( West Entrance )

പടിഞ്ഞാറേ നട West Entrance

Nandikeswar പടിഞ്ഞാറേ നടക്കൂ മുന്നിലെ  നന്ദി കേശ്വർ 

The front east entrance behind the temple pond കിഴക്കെ നടക്കു മുന്നിലായി അമ്പല കുളം 

The front east entrance behind the temple pond കിഴക്കെ നടക്കു മുന്നിലായി അമ്പല കുളം 

The back west entrance  പടിഞ്ഞാറേ നട

The front east entrance behind the temple pond കിഴക്കെ നടക്കു മുന്നിലായി അമ്പല കുളം

The temple pond  അമ്പല കുളം

SRI KANDESWARAM TEMPLE THIRUVANATHAPURAM

SRI PADMANABHA SWAMY TEMPLE KERALA, INDIA

SRI PADMANABHA SWAMY  TEMPLE

KERALA, INDIA

Situated at Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala

It is believed that Padmanabha swamy temple had come into existence on the first day of the era ' Kaliyuga'. That is 28 / 12/ 3101 BC.

The themple is renuated at 908 AD by King Marthanda Varma

The Thiruvanatapuram city is formed around the temple, as we can see in almost all ancient temples throughout India.

The temple is situated west of PADMATHIRTHAM , the pond and having the main entrance ( dersan) towards east.

The height and area surmounting the Gopurams  are the highest and largest among the temples of Kerala

The deity here is as the name imply  SRI PADMANABHA , who is none other than LOAD VISHNU. Deity is reclining on sarpent ' Anantha'. The dersana is through three doors. face through south, the navel through the middle and the feet through the north doors

The deity is made with 12000 salagramam picked from River Gandhaki . The deity is covered with gold and having valuable and rare precious stones on it


Two festivals are held annualy


This temple is known in India among the 108 temples of Load vishnu.

PAZAVANGADI SRI MAHA GANAPATHY TEMPLE KERALA

PAZAVANGADI SRI MAHA GANAPATHY TEMPLE

One of the main temples at Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala, India. The deity is sitting with his right leg folded in a half padmasana posture . 

Main Entrance

This temple is very close to Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple.

This Pazavangadi temple came into existiance by 1795 AD . The diety was shifted to Thiruvananthapuram at that time. Previosly it was at Padmanabhapuram, then the capital of Travencore. It was said that the diety owned by a soldier of Travencore army

Sub Dieties :

1. Load Ayyapa.
2. Godess Durga.
3. Nagaraja.
4. Brahmarakshas.

Here we can see 32 forms of Load Ganesa  which is beatifically painted

Offerings :

1. Breaking of coconut : Removes obstacles
2. Ganapathy Homam Performed before sunrise
3. Sweet dishes such as Modakam & Appam

Festavals

1. Vinayaka Chaturthi
2. Ganesh Jayanthi
3. Sankashti Chaturthi
4. Varad  Chaturthi

Special poojas

1. Ayilyam.
2. Thirkarthika.
3. Makaravilaku.
4. Thiruvathira.
5. Thiruvonam.
6. Vijayadasami
7. Nira Puttari.
8. Sivaratri.

Temple timings 4.30AM to 10.45 AM  and    5PM to 8.30 PM  IST

THIRUVANATHAPURAM

1. PAZAVANGADI SRI GANAPATHI  TEMPLE

2. SRI PADMANABHA SWAMY TEMPLE

3. SRIKANDESWARA SREE MAHADEVA TEMPLE

4. ATTUKAL BHAGAVATHY  TEMPLE

5. ARUVIPURAM SIVA TEMPLE

6. TIRUVALLAM SRI PARASURAMA TEMPLE

7.SANKUMUGHAM DEVI TEMPLE

8.SARKARA BHAGAVATHY TEMPLE

9.VARKALA GANARDHANA TEMPLE

10.. OTTASEKHARAMAGALAM MAHADEVA TEMPLE

11.TALIYAL SRI MAHADEVA TEMPLE

12.NEYYATINKARA SRIKRISHNA TEMPLE

13.MITRANANDAPURAM TEMPLE