Guruvayur
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Guruvayur IPA: is a municipal temple town in Thrissur district, of Kerala State in India. It is a suburban town of Thrissur city, located 26 kilometres from Thrissur towards the north-west. It houses
Guruvayur temple entrance
AKG Gate in Guruvayur
Government School
Government Guest House (Currently demolished to make space for new structure)
Brihaspati
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Brihaspati is a Hindu god. In the ancient Vedic scriptures, Brihaspati is associated with fire, and the word also refers to a god who counsels the devas and devis. In some later texts, the word refers
Guruvayur
…was destroyed by a flood, and establish it in Kerala. Accordingly, the idol of Krishna is believed to have been brought by the wind deity Vayu and Sage Brihaspati and was placed in Guruvayur. The name Guruvayur is a portmanteau of their names: Guru referring to the title of Brihaspati, Vayu referring to the deity…
12th-century stone sculpture of Brihaspati
Depiction of Brihaspati from the 1842 book The Complete Hindoo Pantheon by E. A. Rodrigues
Brihaspati, part of a Navagraha stele from Konark