Krishna Temple in Guruvayura

Krishna Temple is the most revered, rich and popular temple in South India. It is located in the city of Guruvayur.

Krishna Temple is the center of dramatic theatrical dance, a classical art form called Krishnanatam. It was on its basis that the famous genre of the drama theater Kathakali developed. At the temple there is an institute under the leadership of the temple administration.

Every year at the temple, on one of the days of the Ekadasi festival, a music festival will be held in memory of the legendary singer Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, as he was the most devoted admirer of the deity Krishna in Gurvayura, Guruvayurappana.

The Temple of Krishna at Guruvayura is the most important holy pilgrimage site in Hinduism. Every year millions of believers come here to worship the local Deity, the image of Krishna (Murti Krishna). This Deity is made of a rare stone of Patala Anjanam. Murti is called guruvayurappan. It is believed that this Deity fulfills the innermost desires of those who pray and delivers them from their sins.

In the temple on either side of the deity Krishna, there are large copper oil lamps in the altar. The resulting oil, since ancient times, is considered a good remedy for rheumatism and other bodily injuries. From all over India, people with great faith use this oil to treat their diseases. The temple works daily from 3:00 am to 22:00, from 13:00 to 16:30 - a day break.