Caparisoned elephants during Sree Poornathrayesa temple festival. Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Indian Standard Time ( IST) is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a Time offset of UTC+530. UTC+530 is the Timezone for Indian Standard Time Sri Lanka Time A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. For the town with the same name see Ernakulam. Ernakulam District (എറണാകുളം is a district of the state of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Sree Poornathrayesa temple is situated in Tripunithura, Kerala, the capital of the former Indian state of Cochin.

Thrippunithura is a city and a municipality in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or For the town with the same name see Ernakulam. Ernakulam District (എറണാകുളം is a district of the state of India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country India is a union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; Earlier, it was the headquarters of Cochin Royal Family. Cochin Royal Family were rulers of Cochin or Kochi They were also known as Perumpadapu Swaroopam, Kuru Swaroopam History There is no historically The Hill Palace Museum is situated near Thrippunithura. Hill Palace is the largest archaeological museum in Kerala, near Tripunithura

Thrippunithura is also known as the land of temples. The famous Sree Poornathrayesa temple is one of them. Sree Poornathrayesa temple is situated in Tripunithura, Kerala, the capital of the former Indian state of Cochin. The town is also a center of learning for classical arts like Carnatic Music, dance and percussion instruments like Mridangam and Chenda, RLV College of Music and Institute of Fine Arts was established in 1956^[1]. Carnatic music (also spelled Karnatak music or Karnatik music, and originally called Karṇāṭaka sangīta or Karṇāṭaka sangītam in India The mridangam (மிருதங்கம் is a Percussion instrument from India, especially South India. "Chene" redirects here This is also a peculiar cactus Species, Polaskia chende. One of the three Ayurveda colleges in Kerala is located in the town. Ayurveda ( Devanāgarī: आयुर्वॆद the 'science of life' is a system of Traditional medicine native to India, and practiced in other ^[2]

Sree Poornathrayeesa, the deity of Poornathrayeesa temple, is in the form of "Santhana Gopala Moorthy" as told in the Bhagavatha. It is believed those worship him truly, will be blessed with children.

There are many stories that describe the origin of the word Thrippunithura. According to one the name means "the land on the shores of Poorna river". Another meaning is "Poorna Veda Puri" - the town of Vedas in its entirety.

There is a story of Arjuna - one of Pandavas - who once visited Lord Vishnu. The Lord gave him an idol and Arjuna carried it in his "pooni" (quiver). While searching for a place to install it, he met Lord Ganapati and sought help. Ganapati found this place and installed himself facing east. When Arjuna found this out, he kicked Ganapati and turned him towards south. Arjuna placed the idol facing east and worshipped there.

It is also believed that the temple Thantri's family, (belonging to puliyannoor mana) is the next generations of the Brahmana of the Santhana Gopalam story.

There are many other temples in and around Thrippunithura. One of the famous temples in the vicinity is Thamaramkulangara Sree Dharma Sastha temple, where the deity is Dharmasastha, in the form of Lord Dhanwanthari Moorthy.

One of the famous ceremonies "Atha Chamayam" takes place in this town during Onam festival. Onam is the state festival of Kerala. It is celebrated in honour of Mahabali, the mythical Asura king of ancient Kerala

Caparisoned elephants during Sree Poornathrayesa temple. Sree Poornathrayesa temple is situated in Tripunithura, Kerala, the capital of the former Indian state of Cochin.	Caparisoned elephants during Sree Poornathrayesa temple. Sree Poornathrayesa temple is situated in Tripunithura, Kerala, the capital of the former Indian state of Cochin.	Caparisoned elephants during Sree Poornathrayesa temple. Sree Poornathrayesa temple is situated in Tripunithura, Kerala, the capital of the former Indian state of Cochin.	Caparisoned elephants during Sree Poornathrayesa temple. Sree Poornathrayesa temple is situated in Tripunithura, Kerala, the capital of the former Indian state of Cochin.
Caparisoned elephants during Sree Poornathrayesa temple. Sree Poornathrayesa temple is situated in Tripunithura, Kerala, the capital of the former Indian state of Cochin.	Caparisoned elephants during Sree Poornathrayesa temple. Sree Poornathrayesa temple is situated in Tripunithura, Kerala, the capital of the former Indian state of Cochin.	Caparisoned elephants during Sree Poornathrayesa temple. Sree Poornathrayesa temple is situated in Tripunithura, Kerala, the capital of the former Indian state of Cochin.	Caparisoned elephants during Sree Poornathrayesa temple. Sree Poornathrayesa temple is situated in Tripunithura, Kerala, the capital of the former Indian state of Cochin.
Caparisoned elephants during Sree Poornathrayesa temple. Sree Poornathrayesa temple is situated in Tripunithura, Kerala, the capital of the former Indian state of Cochin.	Caparisoned elephants during Sree Poornathrayesa temple. Sree Poornathrayesa temple is situated in Tripunithura, Kerala, the capital of the former Indian state of Cochin.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[3], Tripunithura had a population of 59,881. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Thrippunithura has an average literacy rate of 87%, higher than the national average of 59. 5%: male literacy is 88%, and female literacy is 86%. In Tripunithura, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

External links

• Tripunithura.net (The palace city of Kerala)
• Cochin Royal Family Historical Society website
• Cochin Royal Family website
• Thamaramkulangara Sree Dharmasastha Temple

• Thiruvankulam.net (All about Thiruvankulam)