Appan means God or father so the title means the God of Guruvayoor. Sathyagraha memorial at Guruvayur God Krishna in Guruvayoor is popularly called Sri Guruvayoorappan.
There are many flights connecting Cochin with all the big cities of India. One can get to Guruvayoor by car or train from the town of Thrissur which is very close to Cochin. The whole life of this town revolves round the temple and there is very little activity beyond what is connected with the temple even though there are a few other noteworthy temples in the area. Guruvayoor is known as “Bhooloka Vaikunta” or the abode of Vishnu on earth, as the idol represents the full form of Lord Vishnu. Even though the idol in Guruvayoor is that of Vishnu it is still known as a Krishna temple since the boy Lord Krishna is always said to be running around incognito in the temple precincts. Of course there are many other famous ones of Vishnu as well as of Krishna but these are considered to be the most popular. The others are the Jagannath Temple in Puri in Orissa, Tirupati Venkatachalapati in Andhra Pradesh, Nathdwara in Rajasthan and Dwaraka in Gujarat.
The Krishna temple in the town of Guruvayoor in Kerala is one of the five famous Krishna/Vishnu temples in India. A very old temple well maintained.A early morning visit to the temple is most auspicious.The story about the temple goes like this. Spirituality is evoked and arouse only when you visit temples like this.
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