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The temple’s bronze bell is about four feet in diameter and six feet in height.
Place of worship · Mattancherry
Cochin Thirumala Devaswom Temple
The Gowda Saraswat community’s great temple, at Gosripuram.
More about Cochin Thirumala Devaswom Temple
4- Did you knowThe temple was built in 1599 to house the idol of Venkateshwara.
- Did you knowThe idol was brought back to the temple on 7 February 1853, after a lengthy legal dispute.
- Did you knowThe Portuguese destroyed the temple in 1662, and it was rebuilt in 1663 during the Dutch reign.
- Did you knowThe six-day Araat festival was introduced to commemorate the installation of the idol and is still observed.