Ambalappuzha Sri Krishna Temple (Malayalam: അമ്പലപ്പുഴ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണ ക്ഷേത്രം) is a Hindu temple in Ambalappuzha, Alapuzha district of Kerala,
in south India.
The Ambalappuzha Sri Krishna Temple is believed to have been
built during 15th – 17th AD by the local ruler Chembakasserry Pooradam
Thirunal-Devanarayanan Thampuran.
The idol at Ambalapuzha is likened to Parthasarthi with a whip in the right hand and a
Shankhu (sacred conch) in the left. This temple is directly associated to the Guruvayoor Sree Krishna Temple. During the raids
of Tipu Sultan in 1789, the idol of Sri Krishna from
the Guruvayoor
Temple was brought to
the Ambalappuzha Temple for safe keeping.
The payasam served in the Ambalappuzha Temple is
famous among Hindudevotees. This sweet
pudding made of rice and milk has an interesting mythological legend behind
it.It is believed that Guruvayoorappan reaches here daily at the time of
Palpayasa Nedyam to have it.
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