Trichambaram Temple is a Krishna temple located in Taliparamba, in

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of Kerala, South India. The main deity of the temple is

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after "Kamsavadham" sitting in His "Raudra" posture (ferocious posture). The Temple is among the

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s which is a list of hoary Vaishnavite shrines. The temple is also mentioned in the 11th century CE Sanskrit kāvya Mūṣikavaṃśa”. The sanctum has carvings and murals from the 15th and 16th centuries. In the temple complex there is also a shrine dedicated to

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which is in middle of a tank. This shrine is one of the 108 Durgalayas of Ancient Kerala. There are shrines for

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and

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near the temple complex. There are three ponds near this temple.

Administration

The temple is managed by TTK Devaswom (Taliparamba, Thrichambaram, Kanjirangad Devasom) which is a major devaswom board administering around 15 temples in Kannur District of Kerala.

Festival and Thitambu Nriththam

The annual temple festival (''Utsavam'') is a fortnight-long event beginning on ''Kumbham'' 22 of

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(which generally falls on 6 March) every year with the ''Kodiyettam'' (hoisting of a religious flag) and ends on ''Meenam'' 6 (which generally falls on 20 March) with ''Koodipiriyal'' (ending of this festival). In between these dates, for 11 days, ''Thitambu Nriththam'' (a form of dance with the idols of Krishna and

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) is held at Pookoth Nada (1 km from Trichambaram temple).

References

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Administration

Festival and Thitambu Nriththam

See also

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