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Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple

Thrissur, Kerala · 10.5333°, 76.2114°

Krishna as a child (with Bhadrakali)UndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Thrissur city temple where Krishna in child form and Bhadrakali are worshipped with equal standing, with sub-shrines for Ganesha, Sastha and Brahmarakshasa. It leads one of the two rival contingents of the annual Thrissur Pooram festival.

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.

The goddess here is regarded as the younger sister of the Bhagavathi of the Paramekkavu temple, the Pooram's other contingent.

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Sources

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