Edava Manthara Temple, also known as Thiruvambadi Sree Krishna Swamy temple, is located at Manthara near Edava in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Shiva – Mahadeva, Goddess Bhadrakali and Bhagavan Sri Krishna. The annual Shivratri festival in Kumbha Masam and Ashtami Rohini in Chinga Masam is of great importance at Edava Manthara Sri Krishnaswamy temple.
Although the shrine is named
after Bhagavan Sri Krishna, Shiva is the prime deity. The murti of Sri Krishna
worshipped in the temple was retrieved from sea by fishermen.
The annual Shivratri festival
is famous for nedum kuthira eduppu in the evening. Various
pujas and rituals including homams, dhara, annadanam, pushpanjali, kalasha puja
are part of the Shivratri festival.
Thottam Pattu and Navratri
dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy is another important occasion in the shrine.
The chathura sreekovil in the temple has a Shivling. The shrine has a chuttambalam, nalambalam and shrines of Upa Devatas. The temple is very close to the Arabian sea at Edava.