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Haripad Sree Subrahmanya Swamy Temple

ഹരിപ്പാട് സുബ്രഹ്മണ്യസ്വാമീക്ഷേത്രം

Haripad, Kerala · 9.2847°, 76.5014°

Subrahmanya (Karthikeya)TravancoreKerala
Sacred since
1900 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
rebuilt in the 20th c. after a fire
Travancore

History & significance

One of the oldest and largest Subrahmanya temples in Kerala, with four gopurams, a round sanctum, a golden flag mast and a koothambalam; it was rebuilt in the twentieth century under the Travancore ruler Sree Chithira Thirunal Rama Varma after fire destroyed the earlier structure.

Sthala katha — the legend

The four-armed image is said to have been found in the Kayamkulam lake after landlords of Eakachakra shared the same vision, and Vishnu himself is said to have appeared as a saint to consecrate it, giving the place the name Harigeethapuram, today's Haripad.

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Related sites

Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Thiruvananthapuram · India
rebuilt 1730s; shrine far older

Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Travancore