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Kochi Tirumala Devaswom Temple, Ernakulam
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The Kochi Tirumala Devaswom, one of the important temples in Matancherry, belongs to the Gowda Saraswatha Brahmin community. The temple also serves as a socio-religious institution of the GSB community. The presiding deity here is Venkatachalapathy. In 1568, with the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire and coercive conversions to Christianity by the Portuguese, the Gowda Saraswatha Brahmins migrated from Goa to Kochi. During their migration, Swami Vijayendra Teertha brought the idol of Venkatachalapathy to Kochi. The majority of households living around the temple belong to the GSB community. In 1599, a temple, which was to be plundered many times, was built to house the idol. The Portuguese destroyed the temple in 1662, but it was reconstructed, in 1663, during the Dutch reign. In 1719, the idol disappeared mysteriously and was later found on a beach. It was kept at the Dutch Governor’s residence for a while and then restored to the temple.In 1791, when the temple was plundered yet another time, the idol was kept in Alappuzha for many years. In 1853, it was brought back to the temple.
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Kochi Tirumala Devaswom Temple, Ernakulam
Cherlai, Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala 682002
