Sri Subramanya Swamy Temple - Haripad,Kerala

Sree Subrahmanya Swamy temple at Haripad is one among the oldest temples of Kerala.This temple is also called as "Palani of South"(Dakshina palani).It is believed that the temple was established even before the advent of Kaliyuga.

The temple has four Gopuras. It has golden flag mast on eastern side. The temple's Sanctum sanctorum is round in shape. The temple compound also hosts a Koothambalam. Peacocks, Murugan's vahana, are protected and housed in the temple premises.

This holy shrine is built in the ancient Kerala style architecture. The Subrahmanya idol with four arms is the biggest of its kind designed after the sculptural pattern of the Buddhist era. The holy gold covered flagstaff is biggest in its kind. The lord of eighteen zones (Karas), people worship lord Subrahmanya (Harigeetha Pureshan) of Haripad irrespective of cast,creed and religion.. This temple enshrines an imposing idol of Subrahmanya said to have been worshipped by Parasurama.

Deites :

The presiding deity of the temple is Murugan in four armed form with Vel in one hand, Vajrayudha in another hand one hand bestowing blessing and the other toughing its thighs. The idol is about eight feet in height. The idol is believed to have presence of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma. The idol faces East.

Beside the main deity there are many other deities which include Dakshina Moorthy, Lord Ganesh, Thiruvambadi Kannan, Nāga, Shasta, Keezhtyar Kovil Subrahmanyan.

Festivals :

Aatta Speciality (Aatta Vishesham)

Aatta speciality (Aatta Vishesham) is the important days in an year.

·         Thulam,Makaram

·         Karkkidam(Ravi Sankrams)

·         Skanda Ashthami in Thulam

·         Trikkarthika in Vrischikam

·         Thai Pooyam in Makaram

·         Instate(Prathishta) day in Idavam

·         Anizham star

·         Karthika in Meenam

·         Navarathri in Kanni

Thrice Festivals(Utsava Trayam)

·         Aavani festival in Chingam

(important days are Utradam,Thiruvonam)

·         Margazhi festival in Dhanu

(important days are Thiruvathira,Makayiram)

·         Chithira festival in Medam

(important days are Vishu,9 th&10 th festival days)

Monthly Speciality (Masa Vishesham)

·         Karthika star in every month.

·         Shashthi of Velutha Paksha in every month.

Day Speciality (Divasa Vishesham)

Tuesdays ,Fridays and Saturdays are the important days for the God.

Temple Timings :

5am - 11am and 5pm - 8 pm

Contact :

Email:admin@haripadsubrahmanyaswamytemple.com

Travel Info :

By Air : Cochin International Airport, about 85 km from Alappuzha .

By Rail : Harippad Railway station, about 5 km from the temple .