Guruvayoor is one of the most important and holiest pilgrim centers in South India, attracting thousands of pilgrims from all over India.about 40,000 devotees visiting to have a darshan of the graceful image of the Lord, the sanctum, sanctorum.
According to the legends, the idol worshipped here is more than 5000 years old. But there are no historical records to establish it. In the 14th century Tamil literature 'Kokasandesam', references about a place called Kuruvayoor is there. As early as the 16th century (50 years after the Narayaneeyam was composed) many references are noted about Kuruvayoor. In ancient Dravidic, Kuruvai means sea, hence the village on the coast may be called Kuruvayoor.
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