Arattupuzha Temple Thrissur

The famous Ayyappa temple at Aarattupuzha is just 14 kms south of Thrissur town. The ‘Arattupuzha Pooram’ celebrated on the Malayalam month ‘Meenam’ (March) is famous and hundreds of elephants participate in this festival ,bearing bright colored umbrellas and parasols, presenting a supreme spectacle. Arattupuzha Pooram is the oldest and the most spectacular of the pooram festivals of Kerala. It is believed that on this day a hundred and one gods and goddesses of the neighbouring villages visited Sree Ayyappan, the presiding deity of the Arattupuzha Temple.

Panchavadyam, nadaswaram, pacharimelam and pandimelam add to the festive tempo. The arattu (holy bath of the idol of the diety) ritual is performed with great pomp and gaiety in the arattupuzha river on the following day.

Arattupuzha temple is open 05:00 – 09:30 am & 05:00 – 07:00 pm.

Town:: Frequent bus services are available from all cities in Kerala to Thrissur. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation buses connect Thrissur with other cities. Private bus services are available locally in the city for easy travel. Super deluxe buses connect Thrissur with other important cities like Kochi, Kozhikode, Trivandrum, Palaghat, Chennai, Salem, Coimbatore and Bangalore.
Airport:: Cochin International Airport, via National Highway 47, about 44 km away
Railway Station:: Thrissur, via Kodungalloor - Shornur Rd, about 14 km away
District:: Thrissur
Longitude:: 10.418390
Latitude:: 76.229909