Itinerary

Day 1

The tour starts off with a visit to Madhur Ganapathy temple at Kasarkode.On behalf of all the pilgrims in our group an offering of “appam” will be made to Lord Ganesha.Visit Ananthapura Lake temple, the presiding deity being Ananthapadmanabha swamy. This is the only lake temple in Kerala. Visit Nityananda Ashramam, founded by swami Nityananda. The temple here is a replica of the famous Somanath temple of Gujarat. Visit Payyannur Subramanian temple, which is believed to have been constructed by Lord Parashurama himself. This temple also finds a mention in Mahabaratha.Visit Rajarajeswara temple, Thalipparamba which is one of the “Sakhti Peethams”. The temple is believed to be 1000 of years old. It is believed that Sri Rama during his victorious return from Lanka, stopped here to offer worship to Lord Shiva.Visit Kanjiragat Vaidyanathan temple. The presiding diety Lord shiva is worshipped as Vaidhya Nathan (curer of all diseases). Visit Trichambaram Krishna temple. Visit Parassini Kadavu Muthapan temple, dedicated to Lord Muthapan who is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva

Day 2

The day starts off with a visit to Peralassery Sri Subramanian temple, at 6 am followed by visit to Thodikkalam Siva Temple.Visit Kottiyoor Siva temple, an important Pilgrim centre of North kerala dedicated to Lord Siva and often described as the “Varanasi of South”.Visit Tellicherry Jagannatha temple, set up by Sri Narayana guru in 1908. Pooja is performed by Non-brahmins in this temple. Visit Thiruvangad Sri Rama Swami temple. A part of the temple was damaged by Tipu's troops in the 18th century, but the temple itself is believed to have been saved from destruction by a miracle.

Day 3

Visit Vatakara Lokanar Kavu Temple. The main temple, according to legend, is more than 1500 years old. The main deity here is Goddess Durga, with two adjacent shrines dedicated to the gods Vishnu and Siva.Visit Pishari Kavu Bhagavathy Temple. This well maintained temple has exquisite wood-carving and mural paintings.Visit Azhakodi Devi temple followed by a visit to Thali Siva Temple which was built during the 14th century. Visit Kadamupzha Devi temple. The temple for Sree Parvathi at Kadampuzha, dedicated to Goddess Vana Durga, is one of the most prominent Devi temples in Kerala. Visit Mammiyoor Siva temple. It is believed that all those visiting Gurvayoor Krishna temple must visit this temple too. Visit Guruvayoor Krishna temple, which is known as “Bhooloka Vaikuntham” is believed to be at least 5,000 years old and the main idol is believed to have been installed by Brihaspati and Vayu, and to have been blessed by Shiva and Parvati. The temple was built by Vishwakarma the divine architect.

Day 4

The day starts off with a visit to Vadakkunnathan temple Thrissur. Legends say that Adi Sankaracharya was born after his parents, who were childless for many years, prayed at the Vadakkunnathan temple, where presiding deity is Lord Siva.Visit Paramekkavu Bhagavathy Temple followed by a visit to Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna temple.Travel to Thrippayar and visit Thrippayar temple followed by darshan at Irinjalakuda Koodal Manikkyam, the only temple in India dedicated to Bharata.Visit Payammal Shatrughna temple and later a visit to Moozhikkulam Lakshmana temple. Visiting the above four temples in a single day is considered very auspicious

Day 5

Start the day with darshan at Kodungalloor Bhagavathy temple. Both fierce and benign aspects of Sakti appear to be intermingled in the idol of Kodungallur Bhagavathy.Visit Thiruvanchikkulam Shiva temple. Visit Ernakulathappan where the presiding deity is Siva. Visit Thrippunithura temple and Poornathrayesa is the presiding deity. It is well believed that childless couples will be blessed with children on praying Poornathrayesa. Visit Chottanikkara Bhagavathy. The deity which is Swayambhoo in latrite is called Rudraksha Sila. Travel to Vaikom and visit Vaikom Siva temple . The deity, Shiva - Vaikom Mahadevar manifests himself as Dakshinamurthy in the panthirathi pooja in the morning. He is worshipped as Kiraata Murthy during the Uchcha pooja at noon and as Satchitananda in the evening. Legend also has it that Parasurama, the incarnation of Vishnu built this temple and set up the worship protocol here. Visit Kaduthuruthi Siva temple followed by darshan at Ettumanoor Siva Temple. Visiting the above three Siva temples in a single day is believed to be very auspicious.

Day 6

Begin the day with an early morning darshan of Devi at Kumaranalloor Devi temple, which is one of the most important Devi temples among the 108 durgalayas (Devi temples). Followed by a darshan of lord Shiva at Kottayam Thirunakkara temple,which is more than 500years old. Dharsan at Ambalapuzha Krishna temple, which is famous for its ‘Paalpaayasam'- a sweet milk porridge prepared everyday as an offering to the deity and the ritual of Pallipana performed by Valans (sorcerers) once in every twelve years.Visit Mannarsala Nag Raja temple, one of the most important centres of snake worship in Kerala. It is believed that by 'Uruli Kamizhthal', which is placing a bell shaped vessel upside down as an offering to the deity, childless couples are blessed with children. The sacred turmeric paste of the temple is believed to cure Leprosy. The eldest female member of the Mannarsala family Known as 'Amma' performs pujas in the temple.Visit Harippad Subramanian temple. This is the oldest and most important of all Subrahmanya temples in Kerala. Visit Chettikulangara Devi temple. This famous Devi temple was consecrated by Padmapadacharyar, a leading disciple of Adi Shankara, in A.D. 823.

Day 7

Visit Chakkulathu Kavu. Chakkulathamma is famously known as the Mother who answers the call of her devotees.Visit Chengannur Siva / Parvathy temple. This temple is regarded as the Shakti Peedam related to the legend of sacrifice and Sati's self-immolation. Visit Aranmula temple. The presiding deity here is Parthasarathy.Travel to Pampa and visit Pampa Ganapathy. Visit Sabarimala, darshan of Lord Ayyappa, the God of kaliyuga.

Day 8

Visit Amruthapuri Ashram of Mata Amritanandamayi and participate in the Bhajans

Day 9

Visit Kottarakkara. It is a well known Ganapathy temple in Kerala and it has lot of specialities. Though the principal deity here is Siva, the temple is known as Kottarakkara Ganapathy temple.Visit Thiruvallam Parasurama temple. This is a very ancient temple : 2000 years old and the only temple dedicated to Lord Parasurama in Kerala.

Visit Attukal Bhagavathy temple. Most important festival in this temple is Pongala to Attukal Devi. It is a ten day program commencing during February- March

Day 10

Begin the day with darshan at Pazhavangadi Ganapthy temple. Pazhavangadi Maha Ganapathy idol is entirely different from other Ganesha idols, as the right leg is in folded posture.

Visit Sree Padmanabha swamy temple. Lord Vishnu in reclining posture on the coiled serpent ‘Anantha' or Adisesha. This is the posture of Ananthasayanam. This temple is built in Dravidian architectural style and is one among the 108 Vishnu Temples in Kerala.

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To enter any temple in Kerala, men have to wear dhoties and have to remove their shirts/vests while women have to wear Sarees. No western outfits/churidhars are allowed inside the temples.Please note that non-hindus are not permitted to enter in Guruvayoor.