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Janardanaswamy Temple

Lord Vishnu (Janardana)

Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Janardanaswamy Temple

About

Janardanaswamy Temple at Varkala, over a thousand years old, overlooks the Papanasham beach where devotees perform ancestral rites. It is sometimes called Dakshina Kashi.

Poojas & offerings

Book an offering to be performed and receive prasadam.

Seva

Pithru Tharpanam

Prasadam

Ancestral rites performed at Papanasham beach.

₹250.001 hr
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Archana

Sahasranama Archana

Prasadam

Archana with the thousand names of Vishnu.

₹60.0020 min
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Vazhipadu

Palpayasam

Prasadam

Sweet milk-rice nivedyam received as prasadam.

₹120.0030 min
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Vazhipadu

Thrimadhuram

Prasadam

Sweet offering of banana, jaggery and ghee.

₹80.0015 min
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Archana

Pushpanjali

Prasadam

Floral archana offered in the devotee's name.

₹50.0015 min
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Opening hours

  • Morning darshan04:00 – 12:00
  • Evening darshan17:00 – 20:00

Dress code

Traditional attire. Men: mundu (bare-chested in the sanctum where required). Women: saree, set-mundu or salwar.

Temple guidelines

Only Hindus are permitted inside the sanctum. Photography is prohibited inside the temple.

Festivals at this temple

Onam / Thiruvonam· Aug 22Navaratri· Oct 11Mandala–Makaravilakku· Nov 16Vishu· Apr 15