Even though the deity as Rama, in the 'thanthrik' context, believers consider the deity as "Thevar" who participate in fishing pond, in their agriculture activities building check dam for paddy cultivation, who inaugurates seasonal plough of land and so on.
| Thriprayar Shree Ramaswami Temple | |
| Map Type: | India Kerala |
| Coordinates: | 10.4142°N 76.1155°W |
| Country: |  India |
| State: | Kerala |
| District: | Thrissur |
| Elevation M: | 27.33 |
| Deity: | Rama |
| Festivals: | Arattupuzha Pooram, Ekadasi |
| Architecture: | Architecture of Kerala |
| Temple Quantity: | One |
Thriprayar Shree Ramaswami Temple is Hindu temple situated in Triprayar in Thrissur district of Kerala state in India. The deity is Rama, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, with four arms bearing a conch, a discus, a bow, and a garland. The temple is situated on the bank of Karuvannur river, which is called as Theevra river while flowing through Thriprayar, and presently forms a part of Canoli Canal, which connects Kozhikode and Kodungallur. The temple deity is the presiding deity of Arattupuzha Pooram. Along with Rama, there are shrines for Shiva as Dakshinamoorthy, Ganesha, Shastha and Krishna, and there is also worship for Hanuman and Chathan.[1] [2]
The fishermen in the surrounding area found an idol while fishing in the beach. They brought the idol to a land lord nearby, who then built a temple and the temple came under the ownership of "Blahayil Nair", now under Cochin Devaswam Board. A group of fishermen come to temple to commemorate their ancestor's connection to temple once in a year.
Triprayar Ekadasi is a famous festival in central Kerala. It is celebrated in the month of "Vrischikam" (November 15 to December 15), on "Ekadasi," the 11th day after the full moon. This is also called "Karutha Paksha Ekadasi." Devotees say that the presence of Chathan, spirits, and evil with the deity is behind the preference for the "Karutha Paksha Ekadasi" celebration. However, Guruvayur prefers Ekadasi after the new moon. Elephants and the drum concert "Melam" make the festival famous.
It is the first among the four temples housing the four sons of King Dasharatha, popularly known as Nalambalams, the others being Koodalmanikyam Temple in Irinjalakuda housing Bharata, Thirumuzhikoolam temple housing Lakshmana and Payammal housing Shatrughna in that order. It is believed that worshipping these temples on a single day in the Malayalam month of Karkadakam is auspicious, and thus many devotees visit these temples.Following temples are known as the Nalambalam (Four Temples) of Kerala.Nalu means "four" and Ambalam means "temple". It is customary to visit the four temples in the order Rama, Bharata, Lakshmana and Shatrughna respectively. A pilgrimage to these temples on a single day believed to be shower blessings and ensure prosperity.
1. Thriprayar Temple - Rama
2. Koodalmanikyam Temple, Irinjalakuda - Bharata
3. Thirumoozhikkulam Lakshmana_Perumal Temple - Lakshmana
4. Payammal Shatrughna Temple - Shatrughna
"Vedi" offering "Kathina Vedi""Neyvilakku" offering ghee for lighting nilavilakku inside temple"Avil nivedyam" (Rice flakes) Offering for Hanuman"Meenoottu" (feeding the fish) at the banks of (river named "kanoli canal") are some of the famous offerings of this temple.