| Temples & Legends Of Kerala |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
THE VADAKKUNNATHAN TEMPLE |
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| Legend There is a legend behind the three main deities, which are believed to have been installed by Parasu-rama. The story goes that first he prayed to Siva that he should manifest Himself there. But when he opened his eyes what he saw was the image of the four-armed Mahavishnu with the conch, the disc, the mace and the lotus. This is now worshipped as Rama. (In fact in Kerala all important Krishna temples including the famous Guruvayur temple whether worshipped as Rama or Krishna have the image of Mahavishnu in the form of Viswaroopa in which the lord appeared before Devaki and Vasudeva at the time of His birth.)
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