| Temples & Legends Of Kerala |
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TRICHAMBARAM KRISHNA TEMPLE |
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| Once, the story
goes, a wealthy Muslim who purchased a beautiful elephant decided to conduct a test and
also exhibit his valor. Against the advice of everyone he mounted the elephant and
took it near the temple on the eastern side. Lo I suddenly the doors of the sanctum
which were closed opened and a thunder was heard. The elephant's front legs bent and
it fell down throwing off the mahout. He realized the power of the Lord, repented
his action and made amends by making offerings. Of
Great Antiquity
The temple we see today at richambararn is the one, which had undergone extensive
renovation, and Tipu Sultan subjected reconstruction after it to spoliation and
desecration during his invasion of several temples in Kerala. Many important temples
like this underwent repairs and reconstruction between the close of the eighteenth century
and the beginning of the nineteenth century. |
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