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Sreenarayanapuram Mahavishnu Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Pathanamthitta |
Deity | Vishnu |
Festivals | Dasavatarachartu |
Location | |
Location | Manakala, Adoor |
State | Kerala |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 8°44′33.5″N 76°46′09.2″E / 8.742639°N 76.769222°E[1] |
Architecture | |
Type | Architecture of Kerala |
Completed | 18th century |
Specifications | |
Temple(s) | One |
Elevation | 56.64 m (186 ft) |
Sreenarayanapuram Mahavishnu Temple is an ancient Vishnu temple in Kerala, India.[1] It is at Manakala[2] (in Pathanamthitta) about 4 km (2.5 mi) from Adoor.
This temple is located at an altitude of about 56.64 m above the mean sea level with the geographic coordinates of (8°44′33.5″N 76°46′09.2″E / 8.742639°N 76.769222°E)[2] in Manakala.
Sreenarayanapuram Temple is known for the annual Dasavatarachartu festival.[3] Dasavatarachartu is a ten-day celebration; each day one Avatar of Mahavishnu from Dasavatara is worshiped. Sreenarayanapuram is one of the few Vishnu temples in Kerala where a Dasavatarachartu festival is conducted.