Sri Krishna Temple - Ambalappuzha
Sree Krishna Temple is built
in Kerala style of architecture and has a temple pond. The inner walls of the
temple are adorned with the paintings of Dasavatharam, the 10 incarnations of
Lord Vishnu. This temple Idol was made with Black granite stone.
History says that Lord
Krishna once appeared in the form of a sage in the court of the King who ruled
the region, challenging him to win the game of chess competing with him. Being
a chess enthusiast the King gladly accepted the invitation. The King asked
the sage to choose the prize and the sage being a modest man wished for a few
grains of rice. The grains were placed in the squares on the chessboard.
Every square will have to double its predecessor. The King lost needless to
say, as he started adding the grains to the board the King realized the humble
sage’s demand was not as humble as he thought it would be. In the end, the
number had reached one million and the Royal Granary ran out of rice. The prize
reached trillions of tons of rice. Upon seeing the dilemma, the sage revealed
his true form. He also told the King that he did not have to pay the debt
immediately but over time. The King had to serve Paalpayasam freely to the
pilgrims until the debt was paid off.
This temple was built in the 15th – 17th Century A.D.
In the 15th century AD, the Amabalapuzha Temple Festival was first held. The Chembakassery Devanarayana Dynasty was in charge of the central Alappuzha district at this time. Due to their intense religiosity, the rulers of this dynasty decided to transfer a Lord Krishna idol from the Karinkulam temple to the Amabalapuzha Sree Krishna Swamy Temple. The Amabalapuzha Temple Festival, also known as the Chambakulam Moolam water festival, was started to commemorate the bringing of this idol of Lord Krishna. Every year, on the Moolam day of the Mithunam month in the Malayalam era, this festival is held. The Thiruvonam day in March or April is when the Aaraattu festival takes place.
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