ABOUT

Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple is a Hindu temple in the city of Trissur in Kerala, India. The temple is one of the two rival groups participating in the Thrissur Pooram, which is the biggest local festival in Kerala. Bhagavad Gita chanting makes the temple alive. Most of the devotees might get surprised to know that Thiruvambady temple was earlier situated in a rural village called Edakkalathoor, located 20 Kms away in the north west direction of Trichur Town. The name of the temple itself shows the importance of "Lord Krishna". The surroundings of the temple, including the holy pond and Flag Stuff; had become an inevitable part of day today life of the villagers. The local administrator of that particular area was a respected gentleman called "Moose". Approximately in the Sixteenth century , a girl belonging to the Moose family fell in love with a young man of another religious belief. This made a lot of tension among the villagers. Conflicts between these sects became a part of the village life. Some of the villagers foreseeing communal riot decided to save the idols of the temple from being destroyed. They detached the idol of Lord Krishna from the Sanctum Sanctorum and proceeded to Thrissur. They reached "Kandanathu Mana" ( also renowned as Kachanappilli Mana) seeking help. At that time only a couple were residing there and they were in great sorrow because of not having kids. When they saw the idol of Lord Sri Krishna they took the lord itself as their kid and consecrated the idol in a hall within the premises. The couple were worshippers of Kodungaloor Bhagavathi ( Goddess Devi in Kodungaloor temple). Once while they were leaving the Kodungaloor Temple after the usual visit, tears rolled down their cheeks, because they felt that they would not be able to visit the temple again; becuase of the ill health of the Nambudiri. On reaching the Mana, the namboodiri (male brahmin) placed "olakkuda" (umbrella made of palm leaves) in the nadumuttam . Later he found that the 'Spirit' of the Devi has accompanied him on the Olakkuda. He shifted the 'spirit' onto a pillar of that nadumuttam and started worshiping Devi. Astrologers advised Namboodiri to consecrate Bhagavathi on the left side of the sanctum of Lord Krishna. They did so since there were no children to the couple, they transfered the ownership of the Temple to the public. All the decisions on the temple affairs were taken by a group of local people. Since then people sacrificed a lot, personally and collectively for the upliftment of temple activities.