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Cherpu, Thrissur district, Kerala · 10.4465°, 76.2055°
A Vaishnava temple at Cherpu in Thrissur district where Vishnu is worshipped in his dwarf incarnation Vamana, with subsidiary shrines to Ganesha, a guru figure and Annapoorneswari.
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.
The temple recalls Vamana's asking of King Mahabali for three paces of ground, a lesson against pride; the image is held by tradition to be more than 1,500 years old.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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