Keezhsserry Mahavishnu Temple

Keezhsserry Mahavishnu temple in Pattithara Panchayat in Palakkad district of Kerala has been lying in ruins for many decades. This is a very ancient temple where large festivals happened once. The situation of this ancient temple will bring gloom to the minds of every devotee. A section of the Garbagriha has fallen down and wild trees has invaded the temple compound. The Deity Mahavishnu who was once worshiped by the people of whole village is now in ruins without worship and devoid of any prayers.

The people of the locality has been trying to restore the temple but couldn’t do it for lack of resources. UgraNarasimha Charitable Trust has resolved to restore the temple and revive worship. We believe that the restoration of this ancient Heritage temple will help in the revival of the culture. Also the temple can be developed as an institution that will help in the social, mental and spiritual well being of the society.

This is the eighth ancient Heritage temple being restored by UgraNarasimha Charitable Trust as part of the project to restore 300 ancient temples that are now lying in ruins.

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Restoration of Keezhsserry Mahavishnu temple proceeding well

The restoration work started with dismantling of the old Garbagriha which was completely ruined.

The Shilanyas ceremony was conducted on 21.10.2020. The foundation of the temple was strengthened so that it can remain intact for centuries to come. Next important was the installation of the door frames of the temple which happened on 11.12.2020.

Keezhsserry Mahavishnu temple has two walls, one that of the Garbagriha and another that of the sanctum sanctorum. In other words, the Garbagriha of this Mahavishnu temple is a separate enclosure within the sanctum.

Next is the work of the ceiling.

We are looking forward to complete the restoration in another 90 days.

Garbagriha nearing completion

We lost a few months to lockdowns. We have restarted the work by arranging accommodation to the artisans nearby the temple and work has been happening continuously ever since.

The work is in progress. Next is the stone works of the Garbagriha which adds to the traditional looks and also as required as per shilpa shastras and agamas. We are planning to finish the restoration of Garbagriha in another 90 days.

Garbagriha complete

The Garbagriha of the ancient Keezhserry Mahavishnu temple has been completely redone with a new foundation.

The Garbagriha will be beautified before the Punah Pratishta ceremonies.

Now Namaskara Mandapa is being built infront of the Garbagriha. This is the structure where pujaris postrate before the Deity while entering and exiting the Garbagriha. This is also where important havans and rituals are performed infont of the Deity. We are looking forward to finish this in another two months.

Restoration of Keezhsserry Mahavishnu temple complete

We are very happy to share that the restoration of the Keezhsserry Mahavishnu temple is complete.

When we first arrived, the temple was like below. And when we see temples and Deities in such condition, all we can think of is to start the revival of the temple and restart worship. Same happened in the case of this temple.

The restoration of the temple went through many difficult phases during the pandemic when we had to stop the work and later work in very difficult situations. Everyone who took part in the project had undertook great efforts and surmounted many difficulties.

The temple was handed over to devotees at a function held on 14 Jul 2022. The function was widely covered in regional newspapers and media.

This project has been completed and handed over to the committee