guruvayur temple

Very colourful and loud temple celebrations. Not allowed into main Hindu area of the town as a non-Hindu and this did dampen things slightly, There are other temples locally which can be accessed close up.

The Choroonu/Annaprasannam area is clearly marked. It is a hall located right on top of the ticker counter. There is no need of advance booking for Choroonu, although you can do it if you want to. The ticket is 20 ruppees. All you have to do is walk in with your kid to the choroonu area and provide the booked ticket. The priests there will provide your kid with prasadham on a banana leaf,and you and your family can feed your little one for the first time :) Leave a Dhakshan as you please below the banana leaf. There are no additional charges.The swami dharshan queues get quite long, and it might take up 2 hrs at times. But if you visit the temple during early mornings or evenings, there is almost no crowd. Our parents took 2 hours for the dharshan(10 AM), whereas we had our dharshan in 30 mins(4 PM).Also remember that during festival times, kids below 5 years are not allowed inside the nalambalam/main prahraham. So plan accordingly if you are travelling with your child. There will be brokers trying to bargain for money. Don't entertain them. We had the opportunity to see a small parade like custom, where the urchavar travelled atop an elephant serenaded by two other elephants, with chenda melams and kombu instruments. It was an awesome experience.Prasadam: There is a process to getting the prasadham. Buy receipts - the counter will open at 5 itself, although the queue starts forming at 4.30 pm itself. After you get the receipts(in case you bought payasam) you have to get plastic containers, and there is another counter for that. Just show the payasam receipt there and you will be given containers. Take that to the prasadham counter, and you can get your prasadham. For those interested the milk payasam was awesome. We bought 2, and regretted we did not get more.

When I visited there was Bharatnatyam concert going on in honour of the lord in the open hall next to temple. A different experince altogether.

The temple has a beautiful feel and energy. Unfortunately it's almost totally drowned by the negativity emanated by the people around. Very little civility/humanity, the ill treatment of animals. Why the elephants??? I don't know. It was never the original practice. Not sure if God would have wanted that! Why do people visit a temple if they can't practice what is preached.

Guruvayur is a must visit Lord Krishna temple if you go Kerela. This temple has a lot of historical significance and buzzing with lakhs of devotees every day right from 2AM in the morning to offer their prayers. This temple is however very strict with dress code and all people must adhere to dress code in order to visit it ie dhoti for men and saree for women.The Temple also offers all its devotees free food as prasad.

Kerala is the divine place where every visit to a temple can be called the awakening of the soul or reconnecting with God. This is my second visit to Guruvayur Temple. The first time it was an early morning temple visit at 5am. This time I wanted to be present at the time of evening prayers at 6 pm. It was a beautiful sight when devotees lighted the wall of lamps surrounding the Krsna Temple. I witnessed devotees rolling on the ground around the temple to honour their promises .This trip was also the time to honour my own promise too, because during a whole year I have been ill and could barely walk. By the grace of Guruvayur whom I prayed regularly at home I recovered from my ill health and is able to walk ! The temple lanes are interesting as many religious statues and other prayers trinkets can be purchased .

Praying here sets mind at ease.Rush has increased over the years.Men have to remove shirts and only wear vesthti (dhoti).My visit was much before July-14, but some things about Guruvayoor temple remain and will continue to be the same.1. Plenty of puja items to buy enroute.2. Plenty of devotional songs, music, shlokas to buy nearby.3. Many veg restaurants enroute.

Guruvayoor temple was initially within the Madras Presidency but right now in Guruvayoor, Thrissur Kerala. It belongs to the States of the South and numerous number of devotees come here everyday. One shouldn't enter the temple premises with pants, shorts, shirts, bunions. you must wear only Dhoti(Veshti) with/without towel over the chest for Male and sarees or chudithar for females.

Its rated as one of the most popular temples in the country but the last few visits make me wonder if the olden day charm that this temple is no longer to be seen. It only longer queues, more rules and lack of that spotless cleanliness that we normally associate with temples in Kerala and Guruvayur temple in particular.

First of all this place is my native (mother side) and so I visit the Guruvayur temple once a month or so..Great mental relief every time I visit this temple. Sadly non Hindus are not allowed inside temple premises. One point to note as the saying goes that if one visits Guruvayur temple then to complete this pilgrimage one must also come and pray in front of Mammiyoor Shiva temple near by.After prayers one can also go to nearby Aanakotta (Elephant care centre) to see n number of elephants being taken care of which is again a must visit place in my list..

I have being dying to visit this place but somehow things were not going in favour for me, as I had intentions to visit alone. Before my marriage I got a chance to visit and it was awesome. I had stand in a very long queue which was almost to the gate were vehicle pooja usually happens being a national holiday. After waiting for almost 2.5 hours it was a great feeling as blessings started pouring on you once you have entered inside. I got the first clear darshan from the main door after udaya asthamana pooja. Mind Blowing!!!! Then through the queue we entered inside the main temple. Offered my prayers, dakshina and then went around the temple. Finally Came out it was some feeling as all my harmful activities were forgiven by the Great Lord Krishna....

Most sacred place in Kerala devoted to LORD KRISHNA. Approx. 90 kms from Cochin in the hearts of Guruvaur town. Due to very long Que of devotees it takes 2-3 hours for the darshan of idol. Strict dress code is implemented and temple is closed during noon. All facilities like hotels, restaurants, shops, taxies, buses are available outside the temple.

The Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple, one of the most auspicious places of worship for Hindus; often referred to as "BhoolokaVaikuntam" (the holy abode of Vishnu on Earth) is a located in the town of Guruvayur with around 90 kms to cochin airport,20th dec morning we reached guruvayur with my husband..no words to explain... what a crowd..in december is the season of sabarimala devotes huge crowd is there,q of the devotes for the dharshan it will comes min 1.5km length....with the help of our tour operater vinod he make the arrangement for immediate dharshan because we are in hurry we want to catch the flight to mumbai in the evening at kochi, We were lucky to find “seeveli” happening when we entered the temple. Seeveli is a ceremonial procession with caparisoned elephants, usually done towards the end of morning and evening pooja,The procession with 4 elephants is majestic. Not knowing their language is a hindrance. But the temple's Administrator was of immense help as he quickly directed his people to take us through their routine procedure to pay our obeisance to the Deity.This is a traditional south Indian temple. The temple had beautiful decorations on the walls and there is a strict dress code to enter the temple, This is one of the must-visit temples for Hindus, whereas non-hindus are restricted from entering the temple.

If you really need some peace you must visit Lord Guruvayurappan. Whenever i visit Kerala i plan to have darshan of Lord Guruvayurappan and with his blessings i get a very good darshan.

Amidst all the turmoils and troubles of everyday life, a day in Guruvayur temple will surely set your mind at ease. The overpowering aura of Lord Krishna (as Guruvayurappan) is omnipresent in this temple town of Guruvayur. The temple still follows the ancient customs and traditions of yore - which in itself is a rarity in these days. The temple is open almost all through the day. Starting at 3 am (Nirmalyam, Vakacharthu, Alankaram etc) and ends up with the Athazha Seeveli at 9pm. The temple is normally closed between 1230 hrs and 1630 hrs for cleaning up and preparations for the poojas to follow.Entrance is regulated through a "Q" system - separate admission is available for ladies and senior citizens. A well organised system is available for distribution of prasadam. Manned by an ever helpful team of Guruvayur Devaswam employees, the entire working of the temple administration is a well oiled machine.The religious fervour generated by the teeming believers who flock this ancient temple adds to its charm. The temple per se, is said to be about 5000 years old and is considered to be the 'bhooloka' (earhly) abode of Lord Vishnu.Open only to Hindus, the temple has a dress code and a very strict policy of not allowing cameras and mobile phones.Tha ambience, the religious fervour and the sanctity of this ancient temple makes it undoubted a must visit spot for every Hindu.