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TRICHAMBARAM KRISHNA TEMPLE |
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Peculiar
Customs
There are two peculiar customs observed here, which reinforce the belief that the deity
here represents the Lord after Kamsavadha. One is the offering of naivedya
immediately after the sanctum is opened for the day every morning. The belief is
Krishna after killing Kamsa went to his mother Devaki and asked for food stating that he
was very hungry after the ordeal. It is to commemorate this event that the ritual of
offering food the first thing in the morning-is observed.
The other is the prohibition of elephants being taken anywhere near the temple. It
may be recalled that the royal elephant Kuvalayapida charged Krishna and Balarama while
they were entering the palace of Kamsa. Since this incident Krishna had developed
hatred against elephants. For this reason no one dares taking an elephant near the
temple although elephants are very much part of all other Kerala temples where the deities
are mostly carried atop these animals in procession. |
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