Top Five Most Famous Temples in Kerala That You Must Visit During Your Kerala Tour

India is a religious and culturally rich country with history of mythological gods and goddesses. India is known for large number of gods and goddesses worshipped than any other country in the world. There are millions of famous temples of various gods and goddesses in every region, state and city of the nation. However, southern part of India is known for famous temples because the architecture and size of temples in southern India, especially in Kerala and Tamilnadu is huge. Kerala is also known as God’s own country because of the religious spots and natural scenic beautiful locations it is blessed with. If you are planning to book a Kerala tour package then we have identified some of the famous and major temples which you can consider as part of your itinerary.

1.       Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram

The Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple situated in Thiruvananthapuram city of Kerala is one of the most famous and richest temples in India dated back in 8^th century. The temple is dedicated to lord Vishnu and has strict dress code to visit the temple. The splendid structure has been designed and constructed in the Dravidian style. It is one of the 108 Divya Desam or Vishnu temples in India which every Hindu must visit atleast once in lifetime. The temple is has also been mentioned in the ancient sculptures and scripts like Skanda Purana.

2.       Sabarimala Sastha Temple, Pathanamthitta

Situated near the Periyar Tiger reserve in Kerala, the Sabrimala Sastha temple is listed in second position because of the large scale of pilgrimage visiting this temple are approximately more than 50 million every year. This temple is dedicated to lord Aayappa, born to Lord Shiva and Vishnu – during his Mohini avatar. Because Lord Ayappa is born to dual god, he is believed to be more powerful and sacred among others. This temple also has strict dress code of blue or black lungi with sandalwood smear on forehead. In this temple, men and girls below the age of 8 are only allowed to visit.

3.       Attukal Bhagvathy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram

If you visit Thiruvananthapuram then you can also visit the Attukal Bhagvathy temple which is just 2 kms away from the Padmanabhaswamy temple. This temple is dedicated to goddess Kannaki who is an incarnation of goddess Parvati. Mother Parvathi is considered to be the ultimate creator of all living beings so girls and females are highly regarded in this temple. The temple has a Guinness World Record for holding largest gathering of women for religious celebration.

4.       Amabalapuzha Srikrishna Temple, Amablapuzha

The Srikrishna temple was built in 17^th century and since then it has been well managed by the government. Devotees from all over the world visit this temple due to the beautiful legend attached with this temple. The special offering at this temple for all those who visit is Palpapayasam. It is known as prasadam. The speciality of this temple is you will find a special deity of Srikrishna that is brought from Guruvayoor during the reign of famous Tipu Sultan.

5.       Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple, Kottayam

If you have heard or read about Lord Shiva then this is one of the most auspicious and ancient lord Shiva shrine in the Kerala state. Known for the famous Dravidian architecture and design of the temple, it has beautiful paintings and sculptures from ancient times. It is considered to be one of the finest and popular temples because a famous philosopher Adi Sankracharyar wrote saudarya lahiri while staying in this temple.

We hope that you must have liked the list of temples that we have identified based on our research and online reviews of the tourists. If you wish to add to the list or inquire about Kerala tour package then keep us posted in the comment section.