Thrikkakara — Vishnu as Vāmana, origin of Onam
Thrikkakara (near Kochi) · Ernakulam · Kerala
Thrikkākara Vāmana is the presiding Vishnu of Thrikkakara (near Kochi), one of the 108 Divya Desams — the sacred geography of temples sung by the twelve Āḻvār saint-poets of Tamil Vaishnavism (7th–9th c. CE). Goddess: Vāma-kṣetra-valli. Tīrtham: Kapila-tīrtham. Vimāna: Vāmana-vimāna. Sung by Nammāḻvār — 11 pasurams. Kerala's most important Vaiṣṇava shrine and the ritual origin of the Onam festival..
Place · Thrikkakara (near Kochi) · Ernakulam · Kerala
A moment of pilgrimage
Even from afar, turn the mind toward Thrikkākara Vāmana. If you have visited — or hope to — let one detail of the place (a gopuram, a river, a courtyard) become today's anchor.