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Thirunavaya Navamukunda Temple

Thirunavaya Navamukunda Temple is a Vishnu temple located at Thirunavaya, Kerala, India.

Thirunavaya Navamukunda Temple
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Om Namo Narayanaya

Mantra

ॐ नमो नारायणाय

Oṃ Namo Nārāyaṇāya

Meaning — I bow to Narayana, the one who dwells in the hearts of all beings and in the cosmic waters.

Recited for: Daily japa, surrender and protection

Shuklam Baradharam Dhyana Sloka

Sloka

शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम्। प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत् सर्वविघ्नोपशान्तये॥

Śuklāmbaradharaṃ Viṣṇuṃ Śaśivarṇaṃ Caturbhujam, Prasannavadanaṃ Dhyāyet Sarvavighnopaśāntaye

Meaning — Meditate on Vishnu clothed in white, moon-hued, four-armed and serene of face, for the removal of all obstacles.

Recited for: Dhyana before Vishnu worship

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

Mantra

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय

Oṃ Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya

Meaning — I bow to the blessed Vasudeva, the indwelling Lord present in all things.

Recited for: Japa, devotion, inner steadiness

Vishnu Gayatri

Stotra

ॐ नारायणाय विद्महे वासुदेवाय धीमहि। तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात्॥

Oṃ Nārāyaṇāya Vidmahe Vāsudevāya Dhīmahi, Tanno Viṣṇuḥ Pracodayāt

Meaning — May we know Narayana, may we meditate on Vasudeva. May Vishnu illumine our minds.

Recited for: Gayatri japa, protection

Shanti Mantra

Pooja Sloka

ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः

Oṃ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ

Meaning — Peace in body, mind and spirit; peace in the three realms.

Recited for: Closing prayer of pooja and homa

Main Deity

Vishnu

विष्णु

Vishnu is the preserver of the cosmos, who sustains dharma through his ten avatars. He reclines on the serpent Ananta in the milky ocean.

Consort
Lakshmi
Vahana
Garuda
Abode
Vaikuntha
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History of Temple

Thirunavaya Navamukunda Temple on the Bharatappuzha in Malappuram district is dedicated to Vishnu as Navamukundan and is praised in the Divya Prabandha. The name comes from nine yogis who are said to have installed nine images one after another.

The first eight idols sank into the earth, and the ninth is believed to have sunk only to its knees before being held there. Thirunavaya was also the site of the historic Mamankam festival and remains a centre of ancestral rites on the river.

Source: Wikipedia: Thirunavaya Navamukunda Temple — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirunavaya_Navamukunda_Temple

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Notable sights

Bharathapuzha river ghat, Mamankam heritage, and Navamukunda shrine.

Daily pooja schedule

PoojaTime
Nirmalyam 05:00
Usha Pooja 06:30
Ucha Pooja 11:30
Deeparadhana 18:30
Athazha Pooja 19:00

Special poojas & sevas

Archana

Name chanting offering with flowers.

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Thulabharam

Offering of materials equal to the devotee body weight.

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