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| name = Evoor Sri krishnaswamy temple<br />
| image = Evoor temple.JPG<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| map_type = India Kerala<br />
| map_caption = Location in Kerala<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|9.2305|76.4818|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| state = [[Kerala]]<br />
| district = [[Alappuzha]]<br />
| location = [[Evoor]], [[Haripad]]<br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| deity = [[Sri Krishna]](Prayoga Chakra Prathishta)<br />
| festivals= Evoor Makara Ulsavam, Krishna Janmashtami<ref>{{cite book|last=India.|first=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala|title=Temples of Kerala|year=1999|publisher=Controller of Publications}}</ref> <br />
| architecture = Traditional Kerala style<br />
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|established = Five Millennium Ago - During Khandava Dahanam <br />
| year_completed = 19th century<br />
| creator = [[Moolam Thirunal]] - Current structure<ref>{{cite book|last=C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre|first=C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation.|title=Sacred Tanks of South India|year=2002|publisher=C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre}}</ref> <br />
| governing_body =[[Travancore Devaswom Board]]<br />
| website = <br />
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'''Evoor Major Srikrishnaswamy temple''' is a Krishna temple in [[Evoor]] near [[Haripad]], in [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]]. It is said to have originated five millennium ago following Khandava Dahanam. Temple in its current form is built by [[Moolam Thirunal]].<br />
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==Mahabharata Legend==<br />
[[Agni]], after devouring clarified butter uninterrupted for twelve years from Swetaki's Yagja, suffered a stomach ailment. [[Lord Brahma]] advised him to consume the Khandava forest. The forest was abode to [[Takshaka]], the Naga leader and friend of [[Indra]]. Whenever [[Agni]] tried to consume the forest [[Indra]], with his thundershowers, stopped him. [[Agni]] turned to [[Arjuna]] and [[Krishna]] for assistance. Agni armed Arjuna with the mighty bow [[Gandiva]] which rivalled [[Shiva Dhanush|Pinaka]], the bow of Lord Shiva himself.<br />
When Arjuna and Krishna arrived at Khandava forest [[Kanva]] Maharishi approached them with a request to spare his Arca moorthy (a four handed idol of [[Vishnu]]) Krishna granted the request. Arjuna constructed a Sarakoodam to shelter Agni. Under the Sarakoodam [[Agni]] consumed the forest and was cured of the ailment. Grateful, [[Agni]], expressed his wish to install Arca moorthy in a new temple there to facilitate worship. As instructed by [[Sri Krishna]], [[Arjuna]] fired an arrow to determine an auspicious location for the proposed temple. The place where the arrow landed was used to construct the new temple. Evoor is a corrupt form of Eythoor (place where arrow was shot). Krishna performed Prana-Pratishta and Arjuna performed the first pooja. Bhoothanathaswamy( [[Kiratha Murthy]] form of [[Lord Shiva]]) and Yakshi Amma ( [[Parvati|Devi Parvathy]]) were consecrated as the Sub Deities. The remains of burned trees in the locality and names of nearby places, [[Karippuzha]] (kari means char), [[Pathiyoor]] (corruption of Kathiya Oor-place that burnt), Pandavarkavu, [[Mannarasala Temple|Mannarasala]], Kannamangalam (Kanva-Mangalam Kanva's abode) agree with the account.<ref>Mahabharata Adi Parva</ref><ref name=rajeev>Evoor Sri Krishna Swamy temple By Sri Krishna Dasa Rajeev</ref><br />
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==Fire and Reconstruction==<br />
About one and a half century ago the temple burnt when the sanctum santorum caught fire. The idol was recovered from the burning temple. The then King [[Moolam Thirunal]] who was visiting Kashi had a vision in his dream asking him to reconstruct the temple. He returned right away and constructed a new temple.<ref name=rajeev /><br />
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==Deity==<br />
Evoor Bhagavan's Deity is the unique ''Prayoga Chakra Prathishta''. The idol of Sri Krishna is in the four armed Vishnu form with [[Panchajanya]] Shankha, [[Sudarshana Chakra]] and butter in three hands and the fourth arm held on hip. The deity is furious form and ''Raktha-pushpanjali'' is a special offering here which is unavailable in Vishnu temples elsewhere.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindupedia.com/en/Evoor_Sri_Krishna_Temple | title=Evoor Sri Krishna Temple - Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia }}</ref><br />
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==Makara Ulsava==<br />
Ulsava in Evoor temple starts on first day of makara and continues for ten days. The {{Transliteration|ml|ulsava}} begins with the hosting of Garuda printed flag. The {{Transliteration|ml|ulsava}} of days 7, 8, and 9 are sponsored by three karas one at a time. On the ninth day there is ''Kala-kettu'' (decorated effigies of Bulls). The {{Transliteration|ml|ulsava}} culminates with {{Transliteration|ml|Aaraattu}} (holy bath) after that the flag is lowered and the deity proceeds to ''Pallikkuruppu'' (Holy Sleep).<ref name=rajeev /><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Temples of Kerala]]<br />
* [[Temple festivals of Kerala]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Hindu temples in Kerala |state=collapsed}}<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Alappuzha district]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu pilgrimage sites in India]]<br />
[[Category:Abhimana temples of Vishnu]]<br />
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