Neyyattinkara Sree Krishna Swami Temple

Neyyattinkara Sree Krishna Swamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Krishna situated at Neyyattinkara, 20 km (12 mi) south of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. It is one of the important temples of Krishna in Kerala with great historic importance. The temple enshrines Unnikannan in the form of Navaneetha Krishna as the presiding deity. Thrikkayyilvenna or Thrikkayyil Venna (butter) is a unique offering to Neyyattinkara Unnikannan, the deity of the temple. World famous musicians Sri. Neyyattinkara Mohanachandran and Neyyaattinkara Vasudevan used to perform concerts regularly in temple festival.

Neyyattinkara Sree Krishna Swami Temple
നെയ്യാറ്റിൻകര ശ്രീ കൃഷ്ണ സ്വാമി ക്ഷേത്രം
Temple entrance
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictThiruvananthapuram
DeityKrishna
FestivalAnnual festival during the Malayalam month of Meenam
Governing bodyTravancore Devaswom Board
Location
LocationNeyyattinkara
StateKerala
CountryIndia
Location in Kerala
Geographic coordinates8°24′06″N 77°05′18″E / 8.40167°N 77.08833°E / 8.40167; 77.08833
Architecture
TypeDravidian architecture
StyleKerala style
FounderAnizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma
Date establishedBetween 1750 - 1755
Elevation42.94 m (141 ft)
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