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Thursday, July 4, 2019

Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur – Order of Darshan

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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