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Thripuliyoor Mahavishnu Temple (Thiruppuliyur)

തൃപ്പുലിയൂർ മഹാവിഷ്ണു ക്ഷേത്രം

Puliyoor, Chengannur, Kerala · 9.3012°, 76.5870°

Mayapiran PerumalCheraKeralaDivya Desam
Sacred since
800 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
Second Chera period (800-1102)
Chera

History & significance

A Divya Desam of the Kuttanad tract glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, with inscriptions of the Second Chera empire; among the five Pandava temples of the region it is attributed to Bhima.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

Bhima is said to have raised this shrine to Krishna during the Pandavas' final pilgrimage along the Pamba.

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Sources

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