Thirunavaya Temple

Thirunavaya Temple

Thirunavaya Temple is an ancient temple on the banks of the Bharathapuzha River dedicated to navamukundha vishnu with the other deities of Lord Ganapathy, and Goddess Lakshmi. [cite web
url=http://www.indiantemplesportal.com/kerala/thirunavaya-temple-malappuram.html
title=Thirunavaya Temple
publisher=Indian Temples Portal
accessdate=2006-10-13
] It is located near the pilgrimage centre of Thirunavaya, a small village 8 km south of Tirur near Ponnani in the Malappuram district of Kerala, south India.

The temple was the traditional location for the ritual of the Mamankam festival, an enactment of traditional martial arts by suicide squades. [cite web
url=http://malappuram.nic.in/tour-attractions.html
title=Malappuram Tourist Attraction - Pilgrimage Centres
publisher=
accessdate=2006-10-13
]

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