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Five Vishnu Temples Built By Pandavas In Chengannur Kerala

Chengannur is an important halting point for Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple in Kerala. The place itself is famous for several ancient Hindu Temples. There is a cluster of five temples in Chengannur Area of Kerala built by Pandavas of the Mahabharata.

Legend has it that the Pandavas ruled Hastinapur for a couple of decades after the Kurukshetra war in the Mahabharata. Later, after crowning Parikshit as king of Hastinapura left on a pilgrimage. When they reached the banks of Pampa River in Kerala, each of the Pandava brothers built a shrine dedicated to Bhagavan Sri Krishna.
  1. Thrichittatt Mahavishnu Temple by Yudhishthira,
  2. Puliyur Mahavishnu Temple by Bheema,
  3. Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple by Arjuna,
  4. Thiruvanvandoor Mahavishnu Temple by Nakula and
  5. Thrikodithanam Mahavishnu Temple by Sahadeva.
All these ancient temples are noted for its architecture, tradition, festivals and rituals.

Visiting all the five temples in a day in the above sequence is considered highly meritorious.