Introduction For Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Information
It’s a very famous temple dedicated to Lord ‘Vishnu‘; the temple is made very well, and its architecture is awesome. ‘Sri Padmanabhaswamy‘ temple is in the capital of Kerala ‘Thiruvananthapuram‘.
First of all, the ‘darshanam’ you get here is of Lord ‘Sri Hari Vishnu‘, Temple Lord ‘Hari Vishnu‘ idol hight is 18 ft. Lord lying on ‘Sheshnag‘ in sleeping posture which you’ll not find in any Temple in India. Sharda narrating position of Lord ‘Hari Vishnu‘ he is been called ‘Padmanabha‘. In Lord ‘Hari Vishnu‘ right hand, he is holding ‘Shivling‘ From Nobel lotus flower. From the Lord ‘Hari Vishnu‘ nabhi the Lotus flower emerged on which Lord ‘Brahma‘ was seated. And that’s why this Temple is called ‘Padmanabhaswamy‘ Temple.
On The First Gate You Get The Darshan
Of face of Lord ‘Sri Hari Vishnu‘
of ‘sheshnag’ and the ‘ShivaLinga‘ which he is holding.
On The Second Gate
You’ll get ‘darshanam’ of Lord ‘Brahma’ and on the last gate you get the ‘Darshan’ of the feet of ‘ Shri Hari Vishnu‘.
There Three Gates Have a Special Significance Here.
So, this was about the ‘Darshan’. Which you Minal he get in sanctum sanctorum. The second main specialty of this Temple. Is that you’re seeing the architecture of this Temple. That too is extremely tempting. ‘Padmanabhaswamy‘ temple is one of those ‘Malyali‘ temples where along with an ‘Tamil Dravid‘ architect you also get to see the fusion off kerela local ‘Chehra‘ style architect.
This is ‘Gopuram’
It seems to be golden base ‘Gopuram‘
So, in Kerala this ‘Padmanabhaswamy‘ Temple only you will get darshanam of this is ‘Gopuram‘ Usually, in temples of Kerala we didn’t see ‘Gopuram‘.
There is a belief pk that in the 18th century the king here ‘Martand Verma‘ brought ‘Shaligram‘ from Nepal’s ‘Kali Gandhi‘ ki river and established that shaligram here. The credit goes to ‘Maratand Verma‘ for the present structure which you’re seeing today
Now, let’s talk about the establishment of Lord ‘Shri Hari Vishnu‘ in ‘Padmanabhaswamy‘ Temple.
It’s history related to a’ Vaishnav’ sage ‘ Vilwamangalam Swamiyar‘ . He was immersed in devotion to Lord ‘Shri Hari Vishnu‘. He used to meditate with closed eyes. A boy used to come again and again and distract him from his devotion. The boy then revealed to him that he himself is the Lord ‘Shri Hari Vishnu’. Then the boy ordered him that if he wants to do ‘ Darshan ‘ of his ‘ Virat roop’ the he must follow him. While walking ‘ Swami ji ‘ reached under a ‘Mahua’ tree in Ananthankadu’ jungale. So, in ‘Ananthankadu’ forest while sitting under a ‘ Mahua’ tree he started waiting for ‘Virat roop’ ‘ Darshan’ of Lord ‘Shri Hari Vishnu’. The ‘ Mahua’ tree under which ‘Swami Ji‘ was sitting suddenly fell down. And, from inside that ‘Mahua’ tree he got the ‘ Virat roop’ ‘Darshan’ of Lord ‘Shri Hari Vishnu‘ And today, the ‘Darshan’ which we get inside, there is a belief that the inner part of today’s ‘Padmanabhaswamy‘ Temple is made from the inner part of the same ‘ Mahua’ tree. The Arabian sea is also situated very close to the ‘Padmanabhaswamy‘ Temple. The main festival here is ‘Arattu‘ festival.
Add Your Heading Text Here
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
Arattu/Painkuni Festival
In it idol of God is made to bath twice a year. It is called ritual bath. ‘Painkuni Arattu‘ festival is celebrated in March – april, then also Lord is made to bath. Being close to the Arabian sea the beauty of this temple increases even more.
Let’s talk about why ‘padmanabhaswamy‘ temple is counted among the richest temples of India.
There are 6 underground places inside the temple. when some of these underground places were open then diamond and jewels of several thousand crores were found. Due to which it came to be considered the most prosperous and rich temple of India.
Out of these underground places where outside it you’ll see the idol of ‘Nahraj Ji‘ And the royal family here refuses to open this underground place because they believe that the day this underground place is opened, there will be a catastrophe in the world. Such many unsolved mysteries make this ‘padmanabhaswamy’ temple more mysterious.
Temple Entry Processing
Smart watch, bag, phone, camera etc.. electronic items not allowed inside the temple.
There is a dress code for men a ‘dhoti’ only and ladies can go inside warning a ‘saree’ for ‘suit’.
dhoti cost around 150-200 and saree cost is starting rat is a 500 rupees
Entry is free
VIP darshan costs – Rs. 500
Special Pooja tickets upto – Rs.-3000
Temple Location
West Nada, Fort, East Fort, Pazhavangadi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695023, From Thiruvananthapuram to Padmanabhaswamy temple the distance is 6 km. The temple is located right in the city at East Fort, and it’s easy to reach by auto, bus, or cab. From Trivandrum central railway station it is only about 1.5 km . Bus stop name is a ‘East Fort‘.
Entry Timing Tables in Temple Inside
Temple is open from Monday to Sunday
- Morning Time Table
3:30am – 4:45am(Nirmalya Darshanam)
6:30am -7:00am
8:30am – 10:00am
10:30 – 11:15am
- Afternoon Time Table
11:45am – 12:00pm
- Evening Time Table
5:00pm – 6:15pm
6:45pm – 7:20pm
‘Padmanabhaswamy’ Temple darshan closed is a 12:00am and 5:00pm
Timings may vary on the festivals and special occasions,on such occasions, kindly check the timing details in the temple website :
https://spst.in/
