Guruvayoor Sri Krishna temple
The temple is located about 30 km from Thrissur. The nearest railway station is at Guruvayoor. Only Guruvayoor-Chennai Egmore expresses train from Chennai via Thiruvananthapuram, Madurai and Tiruchirapalli runs up to this station. However a regular passenger train service to Ernakulam via Thriussur is available. The nearest major railway station with better connectivity is at Thrissur. The nearest airport (75 km) is Cochin International Airport, at Nedumbassery near Kochi. Guruvayoor is well connected from all major towns of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Various private and state government owned bus companies operate regular services to this temple town.
                   Guru and Vayu went around the world in search of an ideal place to install the idol after roamed whole world they entered Kerala through the Palakkad gap where they met Parasurama who was going to Dwaraka in search of the very idol they were bringing. Parashurama led Guru and Vayu to a lush green spot with a beautiful lotus tank where they felt the presence of Lord Siva. Lord Siva along with Parvathy welcomed them and told them that this would be the ideal spot for installing the idol. Siva permitted Guru and Vayu to perform the consecration rites and blessed them that henceforth this place would be known as Guruvayoor (since the installation was done by Guru and Vayu). Siva with Parvathy then left to the opposite bank to Mammiyur due to lack of space.
            It is in memory of this incident that a pilgrimage to Guruvayoor is said to be complete only with a worship of Mammiyur Siva also. Vishwakarma, the divine architect built this temple. He made it in such a way that on the day of Vishnu the first rays of the sun falls should be straight on Lord’s feet. The idol was installed in the solar month of Kumbha (February - March) and the ceremony begun on the seventh asterism of Pooyam and completed on the day of Anizham.

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