Uttara Guruvayurappan Temple

Special Features

Foundation Year: 17 May 1983

Architecture: Kerala Architecture

Sthala Puran

Initially, at the behest of a group of devotees in Delhi, who formed a Society in the name of Arsha Dharma Parishad, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), in the year 1975, allotted a plot of land in Janakpuri for construction of a temple. However, the temple could not be constructed at the allotted site in Janakpuri due to astrological reasons. Subsequently, thanks to the initiatives of the devotees in Mayur Vihar Phase-1, under the name of Sree Krishna Mandir Samajam, the allotment of land was transferred to Mayur Vihar Phase-1.In fact, the Lordu2019s will was quite evident in the manner and sequence of events which unfolded subsequently. It was as if the Lord Himself had decided that He wanted this temple at a site overlooking the banks of Yamuna. Furthermore, this is one of the few Vishnu temples where the idol is facing the West, in a bid to look towards Yamuna, instead of the traditional temple science of facing the East

Architecture

The temple complex was built on Kerala style of Architecture with two main gopurams at eastern and western sides. The sanctum sanctorum is separated into two chambers and houses the idols of Krishna and Bhagavati. Besides the main Krishna Temple, the complex contains small temples dedicated to Ganapati, Shiva and Ayyappa and a replica of Sarpa Kavu dedicated to Naga Devatas (snake deities)

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