Mammiyoor Mahadeva Temple

A revered Krishna temple in Kerala, one of the most visited Vaishnava shrines in South India, where the deity is worshipped as Guruvayurappan. Known as 'Bhuloka Vaikunta' (Vaikuntha on earth), the temple's elephants — housed at the nearby Punnathur Kotta sanctuary — are famous throughout Kerala and take part in its major festivals.

A Divya Desam Vishnu temple on the banks of the Bharatapuzha river — the site of the historic Mamankam festival held every 12 years (the 'Kumbh Mela of Kerala') where the Zamorin of Kozhikode presided. Lord Navamukunda (Vishnu with nine faces) is rare and unique to this temple.

An ancient Shiva temple in Thrissur, built in classical Kerala style with distinctive copper-plated, sloping roofs. It hosts the Thrissur Pooram, one of Kerala's grandest temple festivals, famed for its procession of caparisoned elephants and elaborate fireworks display.

The second principal temple of the Thrissur Pooram, competing with Paramekkavu Bhagavathy in the grandest elephant procession in Kerala. The Thiruvambady Sri Krishna's elephant procession and the climactic 'Kudamattam' (umbrella exchange between the two groups) is the centrepiece of Thrissur Pooram festival.