Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Temple is a famous Lord Krishna temple situated 20 km south of Alappuzha in Kerala. Ambalapuzha Temple was built during 15th – 17th AD.
It is believed that the idol of Sree Krishna of Guruvayoor Temple was brought here for safekeeping during the raids of Tipu Sultan.
The temple is also famous for its unique prasadam, the delicious Ambalapuzha Palpayasam. This temple is directly associated with Guruvayoor.It is believed that Guruvayoorappan reaches here daily at the time of Palpayasam Neidyam to have it.
According to the legend, Lord Krishna once appeared in the form of a sage in the court of the king who ruled the region and challenged him for a game of chess. The king being a chess enthusiast himself gladly accepted the invitation. The prize had to be decided before the game and the king asked the sage to choose his prize incase he won.
The sage told the king that he had a very modest claim and being a man of few material needs, all he wished was a few grains of rice. The amount of rice itself shall be determined using the chess-board in the following manner. One grain of rice shall be placed in the first square, two grains in the second square, four in the third square, eight in the fourth square and so on. Every square will have double the number of grains of its predecessor Upon hearing the demand, the king was unhappy since the sage requested only a few grains of rice instead of other riches from the kingdom which the king would have been happy to donate.
The Game of Chess started by the 20th square, the number had reached one million grains of rice and by the 40th square, it became one million million and needless to say the king lost the game. It was time to pay the sage his agreed-upon prize. As he started adding grains of rice to the chess board, the king soon realised the true nature of the sage's demands. The royal granary soon ran out of grains of rice.
The king realised that even if he provides all the rice in his kingdom and his adjacent kingdoms, he will never be able to fulfill the promised reward. The sage appeared to the king in his true-form, that of Lord Krishna.
He told the King that he did not have to pay the debt immediately but could pay him over time. The king would serve Palpayasam (made of rice) in the temple freely to the pilgrims every day until the debt was paid off. This tradition still Continue...
Guruvayoorappa Sharanam Ananda Chinmayane Sharanam, Narayana Akila Guru Bhagavan Namaste.
It is believed that the idol of Sree Krishna of Guruvayoor Temple was brought here for safekeeping during the raids of Tipu Sultan.
The temple is also famous for its unique prasadam, the delicious Ambalapuzha Palpayasam. This temple is directly associated with Guruvayoor.It is believed that Guruvayoorappan reaches here daily at the time of Palpayasam Neidyam to have it.
According to the legend, Lord Krishna once appeared in the form of a sage in the court of the king who ruled the region and challenged him for a game of chess. The king being a chess enthusiast himself gladly accepted the invitation. The prize had to be decided before the game and the king asked the sage to choose his prize incase he won.
The sage told the king that he had a very modest claim and being a man of few material needs, all he wished was a few grains of rice. The amount of rice itself shall be determined using the chess-board in the following manner. One grain of rice shall be placed in the first square, two grains in the second square, four in the third square, eight in the fourth square and so on. Every square will have double the number of grains of its predecessor Upon hearing the demand, the king was unhappy since the sage requested only a few grains of rice instead of other riches from the kingdom which the king would have been happy to donate.
The Game of Chess started by the 20th square, the number had reached one million grains of rice and by the 40th square, it became one million million and needless to say the king lost the game. It was time to pay the sage his agreed-upon prize. As he started adding grains of rice to the chess board, the king soon realised the true nature of the sage's demands. The royal granary soon ran out of grains of rice.
The king realised that even if he provides all the rice in his kingdom and his adjacent kingdoms, he will never be able to fulfill the promised reward. The sage appeared to the king in his true-form, that of Lord Krishna.
He told the King that he did not have to pay the debt immediately but could pay him over time. The king would serve Palpayasam (made of rice) in the temple freely to the pilgrims every day until the debt was paid off. This tradition still Continue...
Guruvayoorappa Sharanam Ananda Chinmayane Sharanam, Narayana Akila Guru Bhagavan Namaste.
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