What is the sthala katha — the legend — of Thrikodithanam Mahavishnu Temple?

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Thrikodithanam Mahavishnu Temple

തൃക്കൊടിത്താനം മഹാവിഷ്ണു ക്ഷേത്രം

Thrikkodithanam, Changanassery, Kerala · 9.4391°, 76.5657°

Amruthanarayana (Athpudha Narayanan)UndeterminedKeralaDivya Desam

Sacred since

600 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

attested in Alvar hymns (7th-9th c.)

Undetermined

History & significance

A Kerala Divya Desam hymned by Nammalvar and counted among the five ancient shrines of the Pamba belt linked to the Pandava brothers, this one attributed to Sahadeva.

Sthala katha — the legend

After crowning Parikshit, the five Pandavas are said to have each raised a shrine on their last pilgrimage; Sahadeva installed the image worshipped here.

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