Sree Subrahmanya Swami Temple Payyanur

Such an awesome , ancient temple to Sri Subramanya . The architectural speciality is its Gajaprishtakara vimana ( shaped like elephant back) and the very lovely wooden bracket sculptures . In the evening , when they light the oil lamps , it is a truly divine atmosphere . The temple pond is a picturesque place , with a very ancient tree nearby . Devotees can feed puffed rice to the fish in the pond .

Divine and Peaceful Atmosphere.. Positive vibes all around this temple. Huge temple complex with ample parking space for visitors.

This the famous Subrahmanya Swami Temple in north Kerala. Its a very big Temple nearly 2 km from Payyannur Town. The chuttu Vilakku is done by Thukku Vilakku. Nearly 500 Vilakku is used for this. Other than the main deity Lord Subramanya, Dharma Sasthavu, Devi, and Nagas are present here. Those who visit the temple will get good positive ambience.

During festival no elephants allowed not only festivals ordinary days too

Big temple, lots of parking space, feel good place, all kinds of basic facilities are available.

One of the biggest subramanya Swami temple located in kerala . Lord subrahmanya the powerful god's This temple located near payyanur town . It's a beautiful temple by architecture and atmosphere your mind definitely get meditated by going here and your wishes will come true by praying here . A lot of people coming during festival named aradhana here. For Aradhana there occurs ice cream food items like mulak bajji and also many things in here Chanda. One of the entertaining game throwing of rings occurs here more than games and chandha here occurs art forms like kathakali , ottan thullal etc in aradhana season . You can watch ganamela during the season. Moreover the pond here is a beautiful scenery while visiting you can sit here hours by watching it with empty mind.

One of the most famous Lord Subramanya temples in Kerala, Sree Subramanya Swami Temple at Payyanur in Kannur district of Kerala has specific architectural significance.

This temple is the one that comes right after my favorite temple Trichambaram Shri Krishna Kshetram.

I consider Trichambaram temple to be the most beautiful temple in the world. It's not just because I belong to the same place though that has a lot to do with it 😉.

Coming to the topic, this is a Subrahmanya temple. You will find all other gods as well like in other temples. The name Payyanur originated from Payyante Oor. Payyan is Subrahmanyan here and you will find that there are plenty of Murukan temples in Payyanur. This is not a common sight in Kerala.

[For those interested, Payyanur comes under Kannur District in (Northern) Kerala.
The name 'Kannur' has come from 'Kannante oor' meaning Krishna's Land. Kannur has numerous Krishna temples justifying the name.]

The dome of the Sanctum Sanctorum or the Sree Kovil of Payyanur temple is in an almost oval shape which is very difficult to find elsewhere.
I don't remember seeing such a shape to the Sree Kovil in any other temple I have visited.

The environment is calm n serene once you are inside of the temple. It could be noisy right outside though.

The temple pond will also be a different experience even for kids.
You will know what I mean once you visit it.
Have a happy time feeding 😋 the 🐟.

Wonderful place with divine experience. Main deity is lord subramaniya and have devi and nagas.

Temple closes around 8.30 in the evening.
You wil get a positive vibe and its blissful.

Lord Subramanya is the main deity and he is tall and gorgeous, divinity is guaranteed, he is most powerful and he showers blessings to everyone who surrenders themselves to him.

A famous and popular temple! Peaceful. And calm.

One of the famous temple in payyanur. Located very near to the payyanur bus station. Decent car parking area available for those planning for marriage function there. Dining area is on the other side of the temple which is not attached to the temple premises and seating is very limited. Pond infront of the temple has lot of fish habitat. The temple is famous for this fish habitat also. We can feed the fish. You can purchase fish feed from the vendor nearby.

This temple was originally built by the Vishwakarma, on the directions of Lord Parshurama. It was destroyed two times, once because of a fire and another time because of the attack of Tipu Sultan. The attack of Tipu Sultan resulted in breaking of idol that stood 6 feet tall, but still the idol wasn't destroyed. The temple was rebuilt in 968 AD on the directions and the measurement provided by the Shilpis with the help of Deshams. The current version is said to be a miniature version of what was earlier established. There is a 6 feet tall idol standing in a compound wall that is 12 feet tall. This wall is said to be a rare temple architectural piece of Kara.
IMPORTANCE/SIGNIFICANCE
As one of the most important Maha Subramanya temple in South India, Payyanur Subrahmanya Swamy Temple, stands as the Land of the Lord Subramanya. There are other deities who are worshipped apart from the main deity Lord Subramanya, like Lord Ganpati, Bhootathar, Kanya Bhagwati, Vairajathan and many others. People who are Kshatriya aren't allowed inside the temple. Also the monks who wear saffron clothes, people who are considered to be involved in Black Magic and the female Brahmins aren't allowed in the neelambalam.

FACTS/MYTHOLOGY

Lord Subramanya also known as Skanda, Subramanya, etc., and is said to be the Commander-in-chief of the army of Devas and is supposed to be the Hindu God of war. Mahabharata,is the first place where the details are being specified about Lord Subramanaya There are several stories that are supposed to be true. In one of them, he is supposed to be so of Agni and Svaha. In Ganpati Khandam, Brahma Vaivarta Puran he is the elder son and Lord ganesha being the younger one of Lord Shiv and Parvti whereas, on the contrary, in South India he is supposed to be the younger of the two.

FESTIVALS/EVENTS/GATHERINGS
There are five poojas and three shivellis that are conducted each day. Triputhari, the harvest festival is celebrated with great zeal and fervor over here, where the deities are offered the newly harvest rice, cooked. The major festival of this temple is, Aradhana Mahotsavam. This is continued for fourteen days, starting from the first day of the Vrishchikam to the fourteenth of the same month of the Malyalam era. This festival is celebrated in the whole of the Payyanur. The main ceremony of the festival is tidampu ezhunnelathu along with the other formalities. The fourteen day ceremony is fully packed with lots of cultural events and sacred rituals.

May perumal protect all of us

I went for my brothers wedding. Temple is big n peaceful inside

Very calm and beautiful

Visit was during aradhana festival. Feeling blessed

Such a divine place and was lucky enough to visit this temple and get his blessings🙏🙏

Great place

This temple is highly divine, beyond description...One has to go there and experience the miracles.