Abaya Pradhan Temple

Abhaya Pradhan Temple

Location in Kerala
Geography
Coordinates	10°46′58″N 76°11′03″E / 10.78278°N 76.18417°E / 10.78278; 76.18417Coordinates: 10°46′58″N 76°11′03″E / 10.78278°N 76.18417°E / 10.78278; 76.18417
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Location	Thiruvithuvakoodu
Culture
Sanctum	Abhaya Pradhan(Vishnu) Uyyavantha Perumal(Vishnu), Padmasini (Lakshmi)
Architecture
Architecture	yes

The Abhaya Pradhan Temple or Uyyavantha Perumal Temple is one of the five Vishnu temples associated with the five Pandava brothers, the principal characters of the Mahabharata. It is believed that Arjuna, one of the brothers, performed penance at this site. It is one of the "Divya Desams", the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars.^[1]

Legend

During Mahabharata period, the Pandavas built the temple here. Arjuna established the temple and this is standing as Moolavar, main deity here.

Notes

↑ 108 Vaishnavite Divya Desams: Divya desams in Pandya Nadu. M. S. Ramesh, Tirumalai-Tirupati Devasthanam.

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