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Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple | Temple in Trivandrum | Raviz

The Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple located in the heart of the city within the East Fort area. Its architectural design is an intricate fusion of the Kerala and Dravidian styles of temple building. Check out the blog for more: https://theraviz.com/blog/sree-padmanabhaswamy-temple/

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Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple | Temple in Trivandrum | Raviz

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  1. SREE PADMANABHASWAMY TEMPLE

  2. TEMPLES IN TRIVANDRUM  Trivandrum, the coastal capital city of Kerala offers you great historical, art and architectural beauty.  The Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple located in the heart of the city within the East Fort area is one such example.  It is the richest temple in the world with a wealth of around $1 trillion.

  3. TEMPLES IN TRIVANDRUM  Its architectural design is an intricate fusion of the Kerala and Dravidian styles of temple building.  The origins of this temple are literally untraceable as there are no historical documents available to date its antiquity.  There are some scholars, and historians that place the timing to around 5000 BC, on the first day of Kali Yuga. 

  4. TEMPLES IN TRIVANDRUM  The current structure of the temple has been added to over the centuries with the towering Gopuram (gateway) having been added in the 16th century.  The temple has nine gateways, with three entrances have double-storied ‘Padippuras’ built in the typical Kerala style.  The main Gopuram on the eastern side can be seen from far and wide and is 7-storied high and built in the typical Dravidian style. 

  5. TEMPLES IN TRIVANDRUM  The temple is a magnificent edifice of architectural beauty that worked into stone and bronze and also includes ancient mural paintings and wooden carvings.  The presiding deity here is Lord Vishnu reclining on ‘Anantha’, a hooded serpent.  It is an 18-feet long idol covered in 36kg of gold plating.

  6. TEMPLES IN TRIVANDRUM  Some interesting places to see include the ‘Bali Peeda Mandapam’ and ‘Mukha Mandapam’, halls with beautiful sculptures of various deities.  The ‘Navagraha Mandapam’ has a ceiling depicting the heavenly bodies.  There is also a corridor with 365 exquisitely carved granite pillars extending from the eastern entrance.

  7. READ THE COMPLETE BLOG DETAILS HERE TO KNOW SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SREE PADMANABHASWAMY TEMPLE https://theraviz.com/blog/sree-padmanabhaswamy-temple/

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