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Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple

Kerala's most-visited Krishna temple, called the Dwarka of the South, full of weddings and lamps.

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Photo: Ilya Mauter · CC BY-SA 2.5
Open
Closed for a few hours midday
Price
Free
Time Needed
2 hours
Best Time
Dawn or the evening lamps
Address
East Nada, Guruvayur, Thrissur, Kerala 680101Directions

Why Go

Dozens of weddings take place outside its gates on busy mornings, and devotees weigh themselves against bananas or sugar as an offering. Queues build quickly on festival days.

Tips

  • Only Hindus may enter; men usually wear a mundu without a shirt.

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