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Shatrughna Temple, Payammal

Rare temple to Shatrughna at Payammal, the fourth stop on the Nalambalam pilgrimage of Karkidakam

Photo: Challiyan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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01 — The story

The Shatrughna Swamy Temple at Payammal in Thrissur district is one of only a few temples in India dedicated to Shatrughna, the youngest of Rama's brothers in the Ramayana.

It is the fourth of the four temples that pilgrims visit on the Nalambalam yatra, a round of four temples that is held especially sacred during the Malayalam month of Karkidakam. The principal offerings made here are Sudarsana pushpanjali, Chandanam charthal and Shankhabhishekam.

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02 — About

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We’re still writing about Shatrughna Temple, Payammal: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.