Janardanaswamy Temple

The Janardanaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple situated in Janardhanapuram in the municipality of Varkala city in Thiruvananthapuram district. It is also known as the Varkala Temple. The deity Vishnu is worshipped in the form of Janardanaswamy, and is also locally known as Varkaleswara (the lord of Varkala). It is a renowned temple of Kerala and is thousands of years old.

Janardanaswamy Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictTrivandrum
DeityJanardanaswamy
(Vishnu)
FestivalsAnnual flag-hoisting pallivetta Aarattu festival in panguni uthram on Meenam or Falguna month
Krishna Janmashtami
Karkadaka Vavu
Location
LocationVarkala
StateKerala
Country India
Sri Janardanaswamy Temple, Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Geographic coordinates8°43′54.8″N 76°42′36.0″E
Architecture
TypeKerala architecture
Date establishedUnknown (1st Century BC)
Specifications
Temple(s)5 (Vishnu, Hanuman, Shiva, Ganga and Shastha)
Elevation53.28 m (175 ft)
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