This Temple is dedicated to
Lord Vishnu, the Preservative Aspect of Time Eternal. This temple is a
socio-religious institution of the Gowda Saraswaha Brahmin community.
Fearing mass conversions by
the Portugese, the GSBs ran away from Goa and found their refuge here.
This is the biggest temple in Kochi.
The Temple has a gigantic
bronze bell. It is the second largest in Asia, It is 4 feet in
diameter and and eight feet in height.
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The King of
Vijayanagaram was a devotee of the Lord of the Seven Hills, Balaji. He had
a dream that a sculptor would visit him, when he was unable to visit the Lord.
The sculptor appeared and started working on the project. When the sculptor did
not come out, the King opened the door and lo and behold ! the idol was there in
its divine glory ! Festivals are conducted twice a year, one in April and
the other in November. Garudotsavam and Arattu ( when the Deity takes a divine
bath ) are famous here.
The Exoteric system has
been designed by sages, the same ones who declared " I am the Universal
", Aham Brahmasmi. As Divine Wisdom was unfit and dangerous to the
ordinary mundane mind, they devised an outer system for the profane. A system
efficient and imperfect. It is obvious that Omnipresent Deity cannot be confined
within the four walls of a Temple ! But the Exoteric System lays the
foundations for Society, highlighting the Unknown Principle, which is
beyond mind, words and intellect ! ( Yatho Vacho Nivarthanthe Aprapya Manasa Sah
).
The Light of all Lights
It shines beyond the darkness of Nescience !
The base of Knowledge, Known, Knower
The Absolute is the Base of all !
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