Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple
ശ്രീ പത്മനാഭസ്വാമി ക്ഷേത്രം
Lord Padmanabhaswamy (Lord Vishnu) · Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
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About the temple
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Temple information
- Darshan timings
- 03:30 – 19:20
- Established
- 1
- Best time to visit
- 03:30 AM – 05:00 AM
- Entry fee
- Free
Deity
Lord Padmanabhaswamy (Lord Vishnu)NarasimhaKrishna (Thiruvambadi)GaneshaRamaSastha
- Deity form
- Ananthasayanam (Reclining on serpent Adi Shesha)
- Religious tradition
- Kerala / Tamil Tantric (Divya Desam)
- Sanskrit name
- श्री पद्मनाभस्वामी मन्दिर
- Also known as
- Ananthasayanam Temple
Darshan hours
- Daily
- 03:30-12:00, 16:30-19:20
- Break timings
- 12:00-16:30
- Special days
- Extended for Alpasi/Painkuni Utsavams
- Festival timings
- 03:30 AM – 08:00 PM (Procession days)
Aarti & rituals
- Morning aarti
- 03:30
- Midday aarti
- 11:45
- Evening aarti
- 18:30
- Special aarti days
- Ekadashi, Thiruvonam
- Ritual schedule
- Nirmalyam to Deeparadhana
- Pooja timings
- Usha Pooja, Ucha Pooja, Athazha Pooja
- Abhishek timings
- 03:30
- Special poojas
- Sahasranama Archana, Ghee lamp
- Online pooja booking
- No
History & heritage
- Historical period
- Ancient
- Built by
- Marthanda Varma (Major Renovations)
- Architect / builder
- Travancore Royal Family
- Construction materials
- Granite, Wood, Katu-sharkara (Idol), Gold
- Historical events
- Discovery of $22 Billion treasure in 2011
- Renovations
- Reconstructed in 1731 CE
- Archaeological importance
- High (Managed by Supreme Court committee)
- Legends
- Sage Vilvamangalam finding the deity
- Inscriptions
- Divya Prabandha hymns
Architecture
- Architectural style
- Dravidian
- Architectural period
- 16th Century (Gopuram)
- Structure
- Complex with Seven-tier Gopuram
- Floors
- 3
- Gopuram
- 100-foot tall ornate Gopuram
- Mandapa
- Ottakkal Mandapam, Kulasekhara Mandapam
- Sculptural features
- 365 sculpted pillars, Musical pillars
- Artistic elements
- Murals, Carved stone figures
- Construction technique
- Katu-sharkara yogam (Idol plaster)
- Unique features
- The hidden vaults (Vault B)
Festivals & events
Alpasi UtsavamPainkuni Utsavam
- Festival calendar
- Makam Thozhal, Lakshadeepam (Every 6 years)
- Special celebration days
- Thiruvonam (Deity's Birthday)
- Cultural events
- Vishu, Navarathri
- Annual events
- Aaraattu Procession
- Peak crowd season
- Nov-Dec & March-April
Visitor information
- ✓ Parking
- ✓ Wheelchair accessible
- ✓ Restrooms
- ✓ Drinking water
- ✓ Shoe keeping
- ✓ Prasadam counter
- ✓ Annadanam
- Entry fee
- Free
- Dress code
- Traditional
- Best time to visit
- 03:30 AM – 05:00 AM
- Parking capacity
- 500+
- Parking fees
- Paid
- Donation counters
- Yes
- Donation methods
- Cash, Online, Card
- Prasadam
- Aravana, Unniyappam, Dry Mango