Thriprayar is a place in Thrissur District

Thrissur district

Thrissur is a revenue district of Kerala situated in the central part of that state. Spanning an area of about 3,032 km2, Thrissur district is home to over 10% of Kerala’s population. Thrissur district was formed on July 1, 1949, with the headquarters at Thrissur City. Thrissur is known as...

 in the state of Kerala, India

India

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, located in the middle of Guruvayur

Guruvayur

Guruvayur is a municipal town in Thrissur District, of Kerala State in India. It houses the famous Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple, the fourth biggest temple in India in terms of the number of devotees per day.-History:Guruvayur, according to the legends may be 5,000 years old as the Guruvayur...

 - Kodungallur

Kodungallur

Kodungallur is a municipality in Thrissur District, in the state of Kerala, India on the Malabar Coast. Kodungallur is located about 29 km northwest of Kochi city and 38 km Southwest of Thrissur, on National Highway 17 . Muziris the ancient seaport at the mouth of the Periyar River was...

 - Ernakulam

Ernakulam

Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...

 Highway (NH 17), bears a magnificent temple to Sri Rama

Rama

Rama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...

 which is associated with many interesting legends.

History

The Triprayar temple was originally under the domain of the Zamorin rulers of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

. It later came under the possession of the Dutch

Dutch people

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, the Mysore sultans and the rulers of Cochin

Kochi (India)

Kochi , formerly Cochin, is a major port city on the west coast of India by the Arabian Sea. Kochi is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. Kochi is often called by the name Ernakulam, which refers to the western part of the mainland Kochi...

.Now it is one of the several temples governed by Cochin devaswom Board.

Geography

Triprayar is centered around the Sri Rama temple. It is the only Rama

Rama

Rama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...

 temple which has a river adjacent to it.

Triprayar is about 23 km away from Guruvayoor Sri Krishna

Krishna

Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu...

 temple and 30 km away from Irinjalakuda

Irinjalakuda

Irinjalakuda is a municipal town situated in the Thrissur district of Kerala, India. It is famous for the sprawling Koodalmanikyam Temple that has Bharata as the main deity and the St Thomas Cathedral in the heart of the City...

 temple via Katoor, Edamuttam etc. Kodungallur

Kodungallur

Kodungallur is a municipality in Thrissur District, in the state of Kerala, India on the Malabar Coast. Kodungallur is located about 29 km northwest of Kochi city and 38 km Southwest of Thrissur, on National Highway 17 . Muziris the ancient seaport at the mouth of the Periyar River was...

 is 24 km away.

The nearest railhead is Thrissur

Thrissur

This article is about the city in India. For the district, see Thrissur district. For the urban agglomeration area of Thrissur see Thrissur Metropolitan Area...

, 22 km east of the temple. A beautiful beach is located at 3 km off the temple.
An archway is situated at the main entrance (west nada) of the temple. The archway is dedicated to Lord Sree Rama

Rama

Rama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...

. Arattupuzha temple festival is one of the major festivals of Kerala, with lot of elephants and a magnificent display of fireworks. The festival is considered as a darbar of Gods, the Chief Guest being Lord Sree Rama, locally known as Triprayar Thevar.

Sights

• Kumaranelloor temple
• Snehatheeram
• Nattika beach
• Kizhakke Nada
• Kizhakke Nada Ambala Kadavu
• Kothakulam Arappa

Educational institutions

• Sree Rama Polytechnic
• Sree Narayana College, Nattika
• Govt. B.Ed College, Valapad
• G.V.H.S.School, Valapad
• G.V.H.S School, Thalikulam
• Govt. Fisheries High School, Beach Road
• I.H.R.D College of Applied Science, Valapad
• Sree Narayana Higher Secondery School, Nattika
• Govt. B.Ed College, Nattika Beach
• Sn trust, nattika
• G.V.H.S school, Peringottukara
• Bharath Vidya Mandir, Valapad,
• RISHI BABU College,Peringottukara
• Le mer Public School, Thriprayar

Festivals

• Thriprayar Ekadeshi
• Peringottukara Pooram
• Pazhuvil Shashti
• Pazhuvil Ulsavam
• Vazhakulam Pooyam
• Pooram purapadu(arattupuzha pooram)