Sree Venmenadu Mahavishnu Temple (Vamana moorthi) Guruvayoor
Sree venmenadu Mahavishnu (Vamana Moorthi) temple is located at pavaratyy which is Near to Guruvayoor Sreekrishna temple. The idol of this temple is Vamana moorhi who is one of the ten forms of Lord Mahavishnu. The temples of Lord Vamana are very rare in India. This temple is located 6 Km from Guruvayoor. Sharkkara nivedhyam is one of the best offering to this temple.
Kerala is a state having large number of temples. Each year so much of devotees reach various temples in Kerala. It is really amazing that each year more than 7 crore people are visiting kerala temples; especially Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, Guruvayoor Sreekrishna temple,Kodugalloor Bhagavathy temple,Parassinikadavu Muthappan temple,Atukal Bhagavathy temple, Chakkulathukkavu Bhagavathy temple and many more. There are some temples in Kerala having great importance in terms of both historical and antiquity aspects. In that category Sree Venmenadu Mahavishnu temple is one of the oldest and famous temple in Malabar region. The people who visiting Guruvayoor temple can also visit this temple.It is a temple in which the idol is Lord Vamana who is one of the ten forms of Lord Mahavishnu. The temple is located at Pavaratty which is very close to Guruvayoor. This temple has many specialties in various aspects and also has some comparison with Sree Guruvayoor sreekrishna temple. The temple is comes under Malabar Devaswam board of kerala. 
The history behind the existence of this temple is that, once Lord Vamana was reached at a village near Guruvayoor while travelling. According to Hindu puranas, Vamana always had a Palmyra-leaf umbrella in his hands. At that time he found a large pond and he thought that the journey can be continued after a bath in that pond. Thus he placed his umbrella near the pond and started to bath in the pond. After a bath he gets ready for continuing the journey. But, he was not able to take his umbrella from there. At last he continued his journey without taking his umbrella. After that incident, the peoples of that village found that the place has a presence of Lord Mahavishnu(Vamanan) and they constructed a temple there. Later that village was known as Venmenadu which means the Land Of Vamana. In additional to the idol of Lord Mahavishnu, there are idols of some other gods and goddesses like Lord Ayyappa,Lord Ganpathi,Poovvankavil Bhagavathi, Lord Siva. 
Specialities of this temple
The Venmenadu Vamana moorthi temple has some specialties in terms of constructional view. The SreeKovil (place where the idol of Lord exist) is constructed in such way that the idol of Lord Mahavishnu can be seen from very long distance without any block or obstacles. In many temples, when we go longer backward, the idol of Lord may not be seeing completely as the steps and walls of Sreekovil blocks. More over the most amazing fact is that the famous Guruvayur sreekrishna temple's Sreekovil was constructed from this idea.
Another important belief related to this temple is that the offering of "Sarkkara Nivedhyam" (Molasses) to Lord Mahavishnu of this temple will solve the stammering problem in children. This offering is usually carried out in all days especially in Thursdays. So many devotees are reaching in the temple from long distances across kerala for this offering. Thulabharam is also one of the main offering in this temple. There are many similarities exist between Guruvayur temple and Venmenad temple in various aspects.
The archeological survey was conducted in this temple in relation with various ancient wall writings in the temple. Festivals of Venmenad Mahavishnu temple
There are number of festivals are conducting in this temple. In which the "Ulsavam" that conducting during May-June months is of great importance. Large numbers of devotees are arriving each year in this temple for getting blessings from Lord during Ulsavam season. The ulsavam extend up to 6 days which is festival for Mahavishnu. This Ulsavam is also take place in Guruvayur temple each year. In additional to Ulsavam, there some festivals are conducting for various other gods and goddesses in this temple which are,
How to reach at Venmenad Mahvishnu temple
The Venmenadu Mahavishnu temple is located 6Km from the Guruvayoor temple and 15Km from Thrissur town. There are so many transportation facilities are available to Venmenadu through Pavaraty town. The devotees can reach easily at this temple from Guruvayoor railway station and bus stand. the KSRTC and private bus services are available up to pavaratty town and from there various taxi services are available to Temple. Various offerings to Sree Venmenadu Mahavishnu (vaman moorthi) Temple
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