Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram
श्री पद्मनाभस्वामी मंदिर, तिरुवनंतपुरम
📍 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
In Thiruvananthapuram, Vishnu reclines on the serpent Anantha as Sree Padmanabhaswamy. This Divya Desam's deity is seen through three doors, and its vaults made headlines in 2011.
तिरुवनंतपुरम में शेषनाग पर विराजमान श्री पद्मनाभ — दिव्य देशम, जिनके दर्शन तीन द्वारों से होते हैं।
इतिहास History
The Alvars praise the shrine as one of the 108 Divya Desams. Much of the present structure is owed to Maharaja Marthanda Varma of Travancore, who in 1750 dedicated his kingdom to the deity and ruled as Padmanabha Dasa, servant of the Lord.
When some of the temple's vaults were opened in 2011, the treasure found was among the largest ever recorded.
कथा The legend
The great reclining murti is made of thousands of shaligram stones bound with a special herbal plaster. Devotees see the face, the navel with Brahma on a lotus, and the feet through three separate doors.
दर्शनीय Don’t miss
- The seven-tiered gopuram reflected in the Padma Theertham tank
- Long corridors of carved granite pillars
- Traditional dress code (dhoti for men, saree or long skirt for women)
उत्सव Festivals
मंदिर दर्शन Temple story
The secrets of Sree Padmanabhaswamy, from our YouTube series.
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