Sree Poornathrayesa temple
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[[Image:Thrippunithura-Elephant-end-of-pooram-2 crop.jpg|thumb|right|Caparisoned elephants during ''Sree Poornathrayesa temple'' festival (''[[pooram]]'').]]
[[Image:Thrippunithura-Elephant-Entering-Temple-1 crop.jpg|thumb|right|Elephant entring ''Sree Poornathrayesa temple'' during festival (''[[pooram]]'').]]
'''Sree Poornathrayesa temple''' is situated in [[Tripunithura]], [[Kerala]], the capital of the former [[India]]n state of [[Cochin]]. The temple has history of more than ten decades and was almost ruined to nothing in a major fire break out in the early 1900s. The current temple is a renovated one.
The temple is also famous for its yearly ''Utsavams'' or festivals. The main one being the ''Vrishchikoltsawam'' [http://www.flickr.com/photos/sajithnair/sets/72157594386202344/ (see photos)], which is conducted every year in the month of [[Vrishchikam]] (Nov-Dec).
The deity in this temple is [[Lord Vishnu]] who is in the form of ''Santhanagopala Murthy''. It is well believed that childless couples will be blessed with children on praying ''Poornathrayesan''.
Poornathrayeesan is the Family deity of Cochin Royal Family ([[Perumpadapu Swaroopam]]).
==See also==
*[[Elephants in Kerala culture]]
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Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants10 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during the festival (''[[pooram]]'').
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants11 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during the festival.
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants2 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during the festival.
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants4 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during the festival.
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants5 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during the festival.
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants6 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during the festival.
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants7 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during the festival.
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants8 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during the festival.
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants9 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during the festival.
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants-Panchavadyam-1 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during festival.
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephant-Climbing-1 crop.jpg|[[Mahout]] climbing on elephants.
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephant1 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during the festival. [[Mahout]] with his ''thotti'' (hook).
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