Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur – Order of Darshan
Order of Darshan in the Temple:
Traditionally, the devotees follow a special order for praying in the inner and outer sanctums of the temple.
Order of Darshan in the Outer Sanctum:
· Sreemoolasthanam
· Goshala Krishnan
· Nandikeswara
· Parashurama
· Simhodara
· Kashivishwanatha- to be viewed from the altar placed a little to the north of Simhodara
· Sambhukumbham
· Bow to Chidambaranatha at the small platform at the south-east corner.
· Bow to Sethu Nadha of Rameshwaram looking Eastwards.
· From the south gopuram bow to Kodungallur Bhagavathi.
· From the platform at the south - west corner look south and pray to Sangameshwara of Koodalmanikyam
· From the same platform bow to Oorakathamma Thiruvadi
· Look at the domes / thazhikakkudam of Vadakkunathan, Sankaranarayana and Sri Rama and bow
· The one comes upon a flat granite slab called Vyasashila on a platform on which one must write 'Hari Sree Ganapathaye Namah'
· Ayyappa or Sastha
· Vettekkaran (Relocated in 2005)
· Samadhi of Adi Shankaracharya marked by a Shankha and Chakra
· Adi Shankara
· Vrishabha
· Vasukishayana painting. Also known as Phanivarashayana. One of the rarest murals in which Lord Shiva is depicted resembling Lord Vishnu's Anantashayana form.
· Nruthanadha painting
Order of Darshan in the Inner Sanctum:
· Lord Vadakkunathan (1)
· Devi Sri Parvati (1)
· Lord Ganapathy (1)
· Lord Sankaranarayana (1)
· Lord Sri Rama (1)
· Lord Sankaranarayana (2)
· Lord Ganapathy (2)
· Devi Sri Parvati (2)
· Lord Vadakkunathan (2)
· Lord Ganapathy (3)
· Lord Sankaranarayana (3)
· Lord Sri Rama (2)
· Lord Sankaranarayana (4)
· Lord Sri Rama (3)
· Lord Sankaranarayana (5)
· Lord Ganapathy (4)
· Devi Sri Parvati (4)
· Lord Vadakkunathan (4)
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