Festivals Guruvayur Ekadashi Įkadashi, the eleventh day of every lunar fortnight, is very auspicious to the Hindus. Guruvayur assembly constituency is part of Trichur (Lok Sabha constituency). In 2010, the electoral wards were increased to 43. Later the wards were increased to 10 and in 1994 to 20 when the township was upgraded to Municipality status with an area of 12.41 km 2 (4.79 sq mi). Guruvayur Township was formed on 26 January 1962 with four electoral wards with an area of 6.49 square kilometres (2.51 sq mi). Thus the Municipality total area is 29.66 square kilometers, total number of wards (43), population (67,006) and population density (2,259 per square kilometer) are changed. The Municipality consists of Perakam (CT) village, Pookode Village, Iringappuram(CT) Village, Thaikkad(CT) Village, Chavakkad Village, and Guruvayur Village part, revenue villages of Chavakkad Taluk. In 2010, the Municipality was upgraded to Grade 1 by merging nearby Pookode and Thaikkad panchayats. Ur is a Malayalam suffix that means city or settlement. The name Guruvayur is a portmanteau of their names: Guru referring to the title of Brihaspati, Vayu referring to the deity. Accordingly, the idol of Krishna is believed to have been brought by the wind deity Vayu and Sage Brihaspati and was placed in Guruvayur. ![]() It is located at a distance of 292 km (181 mi) from the state capital Trivandrum towards the north-west, 80 km (50 mi) from Kochi towards the north, 90 km (56 mi) from Calicut towards south.Īccording to Hindu legend, the deity Krishna is said to have asked a deity and a sage to take the idol from his temple in Dvaraka before it was destroyed by a flood, and establish it in Kerala. ![]() It houses the Guruvayur Shri Krishna Temple. It is a suburban town of Thrissur city, located 27 kilometres (17 mi) from Thrissur towards the north-west. Guruvayur ( Malayalam: ഗുരുവായൂർ, IPA: ) is a municipal temple town in Thrissur district, of Kerala State in India. AKG Gate in Guruvayur Government School Government Guest House (Currently demolished to make space for new structure) Guruvayur Library Guruvayur Railway Station
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