Sree Venugopla Krishna Swami Devasthan
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| Sree Venugopla Krishna Swami Devasthan | |
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 Main entrance of the temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Deity | Krishna |
| Location | |
| Location | Chendamangalam |
| State | Kerala |
| Country |  India |
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| Geographic coordinates | 10°10′04″N 76°14′40″E / 10.167801°N 76.244401°E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1900 |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
Sree Venugopla Krishna Swami Devasthan is a
. It was established in 1900 at Chendamangalam (earlier known as Jayantha mangalam), 42 km from Ernakulam, 22 km from Aluva and 5 km from North Paravur.Its main deity is Venugopalakrishna Swamy, and its main idol is Shila Vigrah of Venugopalakrishna Swamy. It also contains an Utsav idol of the Lord and the idols of Garuda and Hanuman at his feet. The temple celebrates a six-day-long annual festival in the month of Vaisakh.
Temple history
Those
Cochin
spread to neighbouring suburbs and villages. Some families came and settled in Chennamangalam. Since they did not have any place of worship in the village, they had to visit the nearest temple at North Paravur by foot for spiritual needs. To remedy the situation, they joined together under Chennoth parambil Sri Dasa Prabhu and started efforts to establish a temple.
They approached the
Rs.
65,000 to temple on behalf of the trust. In due course, necessary constructions such as Agrasala, Anapandal, etc. were made. The temple was renovated in 1995 and the Srikovil was covered with Copper plate.
Srimat Sudheendra Tirtha Swamiji had his Chaturmasya Vrita at this temple in 1973. At present there are about 100 GSB families in Chennamangalam.
See also
- Temples of Kerala