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Sree Krishna Swami Temple, Thodupuzha

Thodupuzha, Idukki district, Kerala · 9.8992°, 76.7116°

Krishna (Navaneetha Krishna, holding butter)Keezhmalanadu rulersKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Keezhmalanadu rulers

History & significance

The principal Krishna temple of Thodupuzha town, standing on the bank of the Thodupuzhayar. The article records that a raja of Keezhmalanadu built the shrine and consecrated the image; tantric rights belong to the Aramallur Kavanattu Mana.

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.

A Brahmin pilgrim resting here is said to have received a vision of Krishna, bathed in the river and worshipped him on the Chothi day of Meenam, the day still kept as the temple's origin.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Keezhmalanadu rulers