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Thiruvalla, Kerala · 9.3737°, 76.5627°
Among the largest and oldest temple complexes of Kerala and a Divya Desam, traditionally dated to 57 BCE and later brought under Travancore in the 1750s. It is famed for staging Kathakali nightly as a temple offering.
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.
Vishnu is said to have come as a young celibate student to answer an aged devotee's prayers and slain the demon Thukalasura, before revealing his universal form.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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