Thrikkavu Temple

Very Serine and devine

Thrikkavu Temple is one of the 108 Parasurama Bhagavathy Kshetrams of Kerala.According to Hindu mythology, Lord Parasurama, the sixth avatar of Maha Vishnu created the land in Kerala by reclaiming from the ocean using his axe for to atone for the killing of King Kartavirya Arjuna and other Kshatriyas. He built 108 Siva Temples- 105 temples in Kerala state, 2 temples in Karnataka and 1 in Kanyakumari,Tamil Nadu.He also installed 108 Durga idols in Kerala(Bhagavathy Kshetrams) . He also installed Dharma Shastha in 108 places. . The name Thrikkavu is originated from “Thrikkani Kaadu”.Here, the Goddess is in the form of ‘Chathurbhaahu” (four arms) form with Sankha (conch), chakra (disc), Katibadha (arm resting in the hip) and Varada (in a boon-conferring pose). The Devi is believed as “Sarvabeeshtapradhayini” – who makes all the wishes of her devotees to come true. The Bhagavathy in this temple is revered as Durga as well as Saraswathi. Apart from the Bhagavathy temple, there is also a temple for Lord Krishna and for Upa-devathas like Mahaganapathi, Sidhi Vinayakan, Sasthavu, Brahma Rakshas and Hanuman in the same temple premises. The temple also has got a Kshetrakulam (pond) and you can find Moola Ganapathi, Naga Raja, Naga Yakshi and Naga Pratishtas near the pond. The presence of the temple gave the name of Thrikkavu which means “grove of Sree” which is the short form of Sree Devi – Sree Bhagavathy i.e. Goddess Durga. Must have darshan.

Big temple and beautiful place

Traditionality Maintane the same ...still it's a great temple

Nice ambiance