Triprayar

Thriprayar is a town in Thrissur District of Kerala, India. It is famous for the Thriprayar Temple.^[1] It is a part of Thrissur Metropolitan Area. It has one of the 4 temples which is visited in Nalambalam Yatra(Rama-Bharta-Lakshmana-Shaturghna).

Triprayar
Town
Sri Rama temple at Triprayar
Nickname:  TPR
Triprayar Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Triprayar Triprayar (Thrissur) Show map of Thrissur
Coordinates: 10.4136°N 76.1131°E / 10.4136; 76.1131
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur District
Government
• Body	Nattika Grama Panchayath, Valapad Grama Panchayath
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	680566
Telephone code	0487
Vehicle registration	KL-75
Nearest city	Thrissur city

History

The Thriprayar Temple^[2] was originally under the domain of the Zamorins, rulers of Calicut. It later came under the possession of the Dutch, then Mysore Sultans and the rulers of Cochin. Now it is one of the several temples^[3] governed by Cochin Devaswom Board.

Geography

The town is centered on the Sree Rama Temple^[4](Thriprayar Temple) Triprayar is about 23 km away from Guruvayoor Sri Krishna temple and 20 km away from Irinjalakuda temple, Kodungallur temple is 24 km away. The nearest railhead is Thrissur, 22 km east of the temple.^[5][6][7]

Tourist attractions

• Aneswaram Siva Temple, Chemmappilly
• Y Mall, Triprayar^[8]
• Sneha theeram
• Sreerama Temple, Triprayar^{[9][circular reference]}

Educational institutions

• Sree Narayana College, Nattika
• Sree Narayana Guru College Of Advanced Studies, Nattika
• [Sree Rama Govt. Polytechnic College], Triprayar
• A.U.P.S Thripryar

Villages and suburbs

• Nattika
• Valapad
• Vadanappally

See also

• Sree Narayana College, Nattika
• Sree Narayana Guru College Of Advanced Studies, Nattika