Thiruvambady
Temple Situated at
Thrissur city 1km
towards north from
Vadakumnathan,
Thiruvambady
is the dominant
partner of “Thrissur
pooram”. The main
deity is
Sreekrishna
(Partha
sarathy). This temple
was in
edakkalathur
near Guruvayoor and
devotees eloped with
the idol during a
communal rite and
handed over to
Kachanappilly
Namboodiri
family in thrissur.
Pleased with the bajans by head of
kachanappily mana
the devi of
Kodungallore came to
thrissur on his
umbrella – is the
legend about
bagavathy. The
participant of the
pooram is devi The
Devi’s Thidambhu
with Sreekrishna's
Kolam is the
uniqueness of this
pooram . Other main
festivals are
“Ekadassy” and “vela”