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NAVANEETHA SREE KRISHNA TEMPLE

Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

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God

Neyyattinkara Shri Krishnaswamy is the main deity of this temple, who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Here deity is in West direction and as he is holding butter in both his hands. The idol is made of “Pancha Loha” in the same posture, as he had appeared before the king in his dream.

Best Season To Visit

The best season to visit the temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to February.

Weather

Highest - April to June (35°C during day and 22°C during night)Average - May (32°C during the day and 23°C during night)Lowest - October to February (29°C during day and 23°C during night)Monsoon season - July to September

Dress Code

  • For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
  • For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
  • Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.

Do's & Dont's

  • Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
  • Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at temple.
  • Smoking and drinking is prohibited in this temple.
  • Chewing betel leaves, tobacco, gutka and spitting inside temple is strictly prohibited.

transport connections

Name Distance Contact Number
Neyattinkara Bus Stand
400 MTRS 9447071021
Thiruvananthapuram Railway Station
19 KM 139
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport
24 KM 0471-2702600

Architecture

Navaneetha Krishna Swami Temple has a Gopura in front of the temple has been built by the Travancore Devaswom Board in 1972 A.D. and has a Golden Flagmast. The sanctum sanctorum is built in the traditional Kerala style, now the door to the Shri Kovil is painted with gold. Groups of Pillars on either sides lead to main entrance of Sri Krishna temple and has a Neyyar Lake koneru. The walls of the Sanctum are painted with various pictures, depicting the life of Shree Krishna and various other Gods.

Religious Significance

The history/legend behind the construction of this temple is, the then ruler, His Highness Anizham Thirunal Marthandavarma was surrounded by his enemies, arguably the high profile "Ettuveettil Pillamar" while he was near the place where the temple is now situated. The king was trying to hide himself in a safe place. At that time, a small boy was seen there and this boy advised the king to hide himself inside the hollow trunk of a huge jack fruit tree nearby. The king heeded to this advice and was saved from his enemies. Later, the king tried to ascertain the identity of the boy, but could not. The king then strongly believed that it was in fact Lord Krishna/Unnikrishna himself who saved his life and he decided to build a temple for Lord Krishna, as a gratitude, at the exact place where he hid inside the jack fruit tree and thus Neyyattinkara Sree Krishna temple came into existence. The huge jack fruit tree which helped the king save his life came to be known as "Ammachi Plavu" (Mother/Grandmother jack fruit tree, personifying one who protected the king).

History

It was built in 1757 A.D by Marthanda Varma and renovated in 1972 A.D. Travancore Kings are the contributors of this temple.

Temple Timings

Day Timings
All Days 04:00 AM - 05:00 PM

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Airports

Airport Name Distance
Shamshabad 40 KM
Lorem Ipsum 12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name Distance
Secunderabad 10 KM
Nampally 12 KM
Begumpet 6 KM
Lingampally 20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name Distance
MGBS 35 KM
CBS 28 KM
kukatpally 20 KM
Lingampally 30 KM
Uppal 35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Private Transport 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757

Local Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Local Transport 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757

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