Triprayar

Triprayar
Town

Sri Rama temple at Triprayar
Triprayar

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 10°24′49″N 76°06′47″E / 10.4136°N 76.1131°E / 10.4136; 76.1131Coordinates: 10°24′49″N 76°06′47″E / 10.4136°N 76.1131°E / 10.4136; 76.1131
Country  India
State Kerala
District Thrissur District
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 680566
Telephone code 0487*******
Vehicle registration KL-8
Nearest city Thrissur city

Thriprayar is a town in Thrissur District of Kerala, India. It is famous for Thriprayar Temple.

History

The Thriprayar Temple was originally under the domain of the Prasanth, rulers of Calicut. It later came under the possession of the Dutch, then Mysore Sultans and the rulers of Cochin. Now it is one of the several temples governed by Cochin Devaswom Board.

Geography

The town is centered on the Sree Rama Temple (Thriprayar Temple) Triprayar is about 23 km away from Guruvayoor Sri Krishna temple and 30 km away from Irinjalakuda temple, Kodungallur temple is 24 km away and North Paravur is 34 km away. The nearest railhead is Thrissur, 22 km east of the temple.

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