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GURUVAYUR

The Guruvayur/Guruvayoor Sree Krishna Temple is one of the most important and sacred pilgrim centres of Kerala. Located in the Guruvayur town of Thrissur district in Kerala ,India it is easily accessible by road and rail. The presiding deity is MahaVishnu, in standing posture with four hands carrying Sankhu(conch), Sudarshana chakram (a serrated disk),lotus and mace. He is worshipped as Balakrishna, the full avatar (Purnaavatara) of Mahavishnu .The idol is made of a rare stone known as Patala Anjana.The glory of Guruvayur was revealed by sage Dattatreya to King Janamejaya , the son of Parikshit. According to the sage, the image of Guruvayur was originally worshipped by Narayana. Along with the serenity of the temple there are other attractions in Guruvayur like Anakotta/ Punnathur kotta, chembai sangeetholsavam during ekadasi, the statue of guruvayur keshavan etc. Thrissur Vadakkumnatha temple , where thrissur pura is being held is near by Guruvayur.