Place of worship · Mattancherry
Cochin Thirumala Devaswom Temple
The Gowda Saraswat community’s great temple, at Gosripuram.
Cochin Thirumala Devaswom, also called Gosripuram, is a Venkateshwara temple on TD North Sannidhi Road in Mattancherry, Kochi. It is the largest institution of the Gowda Saraswat Brahmin community in Kerala. The temple opens twice a day, from 6am to 12.30pm and again from 6pm to 9pm.
The temple has a huge bronze bell, about four feet across and six feet tall. Its six-day Araat festival was introduced to mark the installation of the idol, and it is still observed today. The temple shuts from 12.30pm until 6pm, so come in the morning or the evening.
The temple was built in 1599 to house the idol of Venkateshwara. The Portuguese destroyed it in 1662, and it was rebuilt in 1663 during the Dutch period. After a lengthy legal dispute, the idol returned to the temple on 7 February 1853. The third installation of the idol took place in 1881, led by Swami Bhuvanendra Thirtha.
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The temple’s bronze bell is about four feet in diameter and six feet in height.
The six-day Araat festival was introduced to commemorate the installation of the idol and is still observed.
The idol was brought back to the temple on 7 February 1853, after a lengthy legal dispute.
The Portuguese destroyed the temple in 1662, and it was rebuilt in 1663 during the Dutch reign.
The temple was built in 1599 to house the idol of Venkateshwara.
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