Under restoration

Kakkara Mahavishnu Temple

Vishnu Kannur, Kerala
About this temple

Sreekovil complete; kitchen, well, and Nalambalam under way

Kakkara Mahavishnu Temple, in a village in Kannur district, is under revival by UgraNarasimha Devaswom. A Devaprashnam was held to guide the temple's renovation, and construction of the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) is now complete.

Digging the temple's sacred well proved difficult after hard granite layers were struck below ground. Rather than shift to an alternate spot, the decision was made to continue at the original, correct vastu location, blasting through the granite to complete it. Work on the Thidappally (temple kitchen) and the well is now in its final stages, and construction of the Nalambalam, the outer enclosure around the sanctum, is under way.

Maha Ganapathi Homams are performed periodically at the temple under the guidance of the Tharananellur Thanthri, drawing devotees to the site even as restoration continues around them.

Restoration milestones

  • Devaprashnam held to guide the renovation
  • Sreekovil (sanctum) completed
  • Well digging completed through hard granite at the original vastu spot
  • Temple kitchen — final stages
  • Nalambalam construction under way
  • Periodic Maha Ganapathi Homams performed

At a glance

Presiding deity
Vishnu
Location
Kannur, Kerala
Status
Under restoration
Administered by
UgraNarasimha Devaswom
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Reviving the ancient Kakkara Mahavishnu Temple

Sreekovil restored, Nalambalam under construction

Devaprashnam for the renewal of Kakkara Mahavishnu Temple

Astrological rituals guiding the temple's restoration