Thiruchittrakuta — twin of Chitrakuta
Thiruchitrakuda (Ambalapuzha region) · Alappuzha · Kerala
Gōvinda-rāja-perumāḷ (Kerala's Thiruchittrakuta) is the presiding Vishnu of Thiruchitrakuda (Ambalapuzha region), 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: Thiruchittra-valli. Tīrtham: Puṇya-tīrtham. Vimāna: Rāma-vimāna. Sung by Kulaśēkhara-āḻvār — 11 pasurams.
Place · Thiruchitrakuda (Ambalapuzha region) · Alappuzha · Kerala
A moment of pilgrimage
Even from afar, turn the mind toward Gōvinda-rāja-perumāḷ (Kerala's Thiruchittrakuta). If you have visited — or hope to — let one detail of the place (a gopuram, a river, a courtyard) become today's anchor.