Ulloor Subramanian Swamy temple is a very famous temple of Trivandrum located at Ulloor and dedicated to Lord Murugan whose more famous abode is the Palani Hills Temple. On this day of Onam'12 i decided to visit this temple for the first time . Initially i lost my way through the maze of Ulloor Gardens Residential Colony but finally with the help of kind hearted samaritan i was directed to the temple and reached the temple pond from where i reached the main entrance through the side road. .
This temple is a breathtakingly beautiful and ancient one . It has a large floor space with a huge and well maintained pond . There is the main temple which is built of wood with a sanctum sanctorum dedicated to Lord Murugan and secondary shrines surrounding the main temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, Bhramarakshas , Navagraha , Lord Ganesha and Navagrahas .
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| Exquisite wood panels attest to the cultural and religious heritage of the site |
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| Temple is an example of traditional Kerala temple architecture |
The sanctum sanctorum of the main temple is constructed following the circular design- kerala architecture while the shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva follows the rectangular Chola /Pandya design . There is a very tall bronze flag post used for ceremonial flag hoisting purposes during festivals . There is also a rather handsome peacock who graciously displayed his magnificent plumage and posed for several snaps when i chanced by his enclosure.
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| Shrine to Lord Shiva which has been constructed in the typical Chola/Pandyan Style |
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| Bronze "kodimaram" Flag post |
The temple though located only a stone's throw away from the NH-47 retains the serenity and idyllic charm of village shrine .
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| Gateway to the temple on the eastern side which has a two floor gate house |
Though the heavy traffic and bad roads from kowdiar to ulloor are a con still the spiritual vibrations that i felt at the place calls me back to visit it again and again .
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| the "Aal Maram" |
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| Steps leading to the temple pond |
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| The "Mayil Vahanam" of Lord Murugan |
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| Beautiful plumage in full glory... come on girls i am open for "business" |
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| Strutting .....but no girls no watch him |
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| the dejected bachelor is back to his original post |
4 comments:
Great photos... Never knew such a temple existed....
neither did i:)....today was my first visit...Thankfully there was no photography restrictions ....it is actually just opposite Jayakumar Sir's physics tuition class .
Nice set of photos, Soorya... :)
It's very near rajesh sir's chemistry tuition..it's such a traditional temple..
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