Triprayar

Town in Kerala, India

10°24′49″N 76°06′47″E / 10.4136°N 76.1131°E / 10.4136; 76.1131Country

IndiaStateKeralaDistrictThrissur DistrictGovernment

• BodyNattika Grama Panchayath, Valapad Grama PanchayathLanguages

• OfficialMalayalam, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

680566

Telephone code0487Vehicle registrationKL-75Nearest cityThrissur city

Thriprayar is a town in Thrissur District of Kerala, India. It is famous for the Thriprayar Temple.^[1] It is a part of Thrissur Metropolitan Area. It has one of the 4 temples which is visited in Nalambalam Yatra(Rama-Bharta-Lakshmana-Shaturghna).

History

The Thriprayar Temple^[2] was originally under the domain of the Zamorins, rulers of Calicut. It later came under the possession of the Dutch, then Mysore Sultans and the rulers of Cochin. Now it is one of the several temples ^[3] governed by Cochin Devaswom Board.

Geography

The town is centered on the Sree Rama Temple ^[4](Thriprayar Temple) Triprayar is about 23 km away from Guruvayoor Sri Krishna temple and 20 km away from Irinjalakuda temple, Kodungallur temple is 24 km away. The nearest railhead is Thrissur, 22 km east of the temple.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Tourist attractions

Aneswaram Siva Temple, Chemmappilly
Y Mall, Triprayar^[8]
Sneha theeram

Educational institutions

Sree Narayana College, Nattika
Sree Narayana Guru College Of Advanced Studies, Nattika
[Sree Rama Govt. Polytechnic College], Triprayar
A.U.P.S Thripryar

Villages and suburbs

References

^ "തൃപ്രയാർ തേവർ സ്വന്തം പള്ളിയോടത്തിൽ പുഴ കടന്നു". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
^ Staff Reporter (13 July 2013). "Preparations on for 'Nalambala Darsanam'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
^ Staff Reporter (15 July 2015). "Temples get ready for Nalambala Darsan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
^ "Temples get set for Nalambala Darshanam". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
^ "തൃപ്രയാർ ഏകാദശി മാഹാത്മ്യം". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
^ "Stay blessed with Nalambala pilgrimage in Ramayana month". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
^ "Thousand petal lotus blooms at Thriprayar too". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
^ "Y Mall Thriprayar Thrissur". Y Mall by Lulu International.