DIETY-LORD VISHNU
HISTORY
No proper records for this temple.Thirunelli was a significant town and pilgrimage destination in South India during the reign of Chera king Bhaskara Ravi Varma I (962-1019 CE). There are relics of two old towns in the deep forests surrounding the temple. In his book Thirunelli Documents, noted historian V. R. Parameswaran Pillai claims that this temple was formerly a vital component of Kerala’s early recorded history.
FESTIVALS
Puthari, Chuttuvilakku, Navarathri, Shivarathri and Sreekrishnajayanthi are the major festivals of the temple.
FAMOUS AS
Papanasini is a sacred mountain stream located around 1 kilometer northwest of the temple grounds. Pilgrims wash here because they believe the waters are sacred and can absolve one’s sins. Furthermore, the temple provides facilities for immersing cremation ashes in the sacred mountain stream, which is then conveyed to the Kaveri River and from there to the ocean. This is part of the last rites.
Location-Brahmagiri hill,Kerala
