Thrippunithura
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[[Image:Thrippunithura-Elephant-end-of-pooram-2 crop.jpg|thumb|right|Caparisoned elephants during ''[[Sree Poornathrayesa temple]]'' festival.]]
'''Thrippunithura''' is a city and a [[municipality]] in [[Ernakulam district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Kerala]]. Earlier, it was the headquarters of [[Cochin Royal Family]]. The [[Hill Palace]] Museum is situated near Thrippunithura.
Thrippunithura is also known as the '''land of temples'''. The famous [[Sree Poornathrayesa temple]] is one of them. The town is also a center of learning for classical arts like [[Carnatic Music]], dance and [[percussion]] instruments like [[Mridangam]] and [[Chenda]], RLV College of Music and Institute of Fine Arts was established in 1956<ref>http://www.kerala.gov.in/dept_collegiate/list.htm</ref>. One of the three [[Ayurveda]] colleges in Kerala is located in the town.<ref>http://www.mguniversity.edu/ernakulamdist.htm</ref>
Sree Poornathrayeesa, the deity of Poornathrayeesa temple, is in the form of "Santhana Gopala Moorthy" as told in the Bhagavatha. It is believed those worship him truly, will be blessed with children.
There are many stories that describe the origin of the word Thrippunithura. According to one the name means "the land on the shores of Poorna river". Another meaning is "Poorna Veda Puri" - the town of Vedas in its entirety.
There is a story of Arjuna - one of Pandavas - who once visited Lord Vishnu. The Lord gave him an idol and Arjuna carried it in his "pooni" (quiver). While searching for a place to install it, he met Lord Ganapati and sought help. Ganapati found this place and installed himself facing east. When Arjuna found this out, he kicked Ganapati and turned him towards south. Arjuna placed the idol facing east and worshipped there.
It is also believed that the temple Thantri's family, (belonging to puliyannoor mana) is the next generations of the Brahmana of the Santhana Gopalam story.
There are many other temples in and around Thrippunithura. One of the famous temples in the vicinity is Thamaramkulangara Sree Dharma Sastha temple, where the deity is Dharmasastha, in the form of Lord Dhanwanthari Moorthy.
One of the famous ceremonies "Atha Chamayam" takes place in this town during [[Onam]] festival.
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Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants10 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during [[Sree Poornathrayesa temple]].
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants11 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during [[Sree Poornathrayesa temple]].
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants2 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during [[Sree Poornathrayesa temple]].
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants4 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during [[Sree Poornathrayesa temple]].
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants5 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during [[Sree Poornathrayesa temple]].
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants6 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during [[Sree Poornathrayesa temple]].
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants7 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during [[Sree Poornathrayesa temple]].
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants8 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during [[Sree Poornathrayesa temple]].
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants9 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during [[Sree Poornathrayesa temple]].
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants-Panchavadyam-1 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during [[Sree Poornathrayesa temple]].
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==Demographics==
[[As of 2001]] India [[census]]<ref>{{GR|India}}</ref>, Tripunithura had a population of 59,881. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Thrippunithura has an average literacy rate of 87%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 88%, and female literacy is 86%. In Tripunithura, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tripunithura.net Tripunithura.net] (The palace city of Kerala)
*[http://www.crfhs.org Cochin Royal Family Historical Society website]
*[http://www.gosree.org Cochin Royal Family website]
*[http://www.thamara.net Thamaramkulangara Sree Dharmasastha Temple]
*[http://www.thiruvankulam.net Thiruvankulam.net] (All about Thiruvankulam)
World Record in Bass Guitar from Tripunithura. [[jayen Varma]]
Link > *[http://www.myspace.com/jayenvarma]
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