
There are also shrines for Krishna and Narasimha. King Rukmangatha of Surya Vamsa undertook Ekadasi Vratham and gifted all his punyas to Devas by which he reached Devaloka. The Divya Kshetram was built by Sahadeva of Pandavas. On arriving on the banks of river Pamba, each one is believed to have installed a tutelary image of Krishna Thrichittatt Maha Vishnu Temple by Yudhishthira, Thirupuliyur Mahavishnu Temple by Bheema, Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple by Arjuna, Thiruvanvandoor Mahavishnu Temple by Nakula and Thrikodithanam Mahavishnu Temple by Sahadeva. According to Hindu mythology, there are total 108 divya desams, in. Legend has it that the Pandava princes, after crowning Parikshit as king of Hastinapura left on a pilgrimage. In the word Divya Desam, Divya denotes premium and Desam means place, collectively. It is one of the five ancient shrines around the Chengannur area of Kerala, connected with the legend of Mahabharata. The temple has a two storeyed gopuram or a gateway tower, with the upper storey having wooden trails covering the Kottupura, the hall of drum beating during festivals. The temple is built in Kerala style architecture. The presiding deity is sported in standing posture facing the east direction. The presiding deity in the temple is Athpudha Narayanan, who is also named as "Amirutha Narayanan". Constructed in the Kerala style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha. Thrikodithanam Mahavishnu Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu and located in Thrikkodithanam, Kottayam District, Kerala, South India.
