Thrippoonithura Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple
Location : Thrippoonithura, Ernakulam
About The Temple :
Thrippoonithura Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple 8 kilometers from ernakulam. ulsavam 3 times in a year. tutelar deity of Cochin Rajas. daily procession on caparisoned elephant. festival in vrichikom, procession is in very grand scale.
The deity of this temple is “Poomathrayeeshan” and was the patron deity of the rulers of erstwhile Cochin kingdom. Poomathrayeeshan means, Lord who is having authority over Wrik, Yajus, and Sama Vedas. The idol, which is molded in Panchaloha, has a specialty and faces east. Five poojas are offered a day, and one of them should be performed only by a Thanthri, which is compulsory. The text used is Puliyanur thantra, and elephant is also a must while pooja is performed. The specialty in the idol is that, the eyes are not completed; it looks as if incomplete or is in a state of closed eyes.
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