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)