Tiruvarpu Krishna temple is situated in a small scenic village, 6-7 Kms from Kottayam which is an important town in Kerala. This temple is nearly 1500 years old.
The temple deity is similar to Lord Krishna of Guruvayur. The temple here opens at 3 am in the morning and as soon as the temple opens the Lord is offered the sweet porridge known here as Usha payasam . it is believed that Lord here is tired and hungry after killing Kamsa. So any delay in offering would keep the Lord hungry and angry.
The temple architecture is typical Kerala style and there is a dwajasthambha in front. In the outer circumambulation path there are sub shrines for Bhagavathy, Subramanya, Ganapathy and Shiva. The interior of the temple is quite small and it is visited more by local people. There is a huge Bali Peetam in front of the temple.
During the temple festivals young girl dressed as Krishna worship this Lord by carrying oil lamps. I visited the temple very early morning and the peace and serenity in the temple enveloped me and it was difficult to leave the temple precincts to be back in the dust and din of the city life.
This temple is on Kumarakan- Kottayam road . Kumarakom draws lot of tourist and it is famous for house boats.
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