Parthasarathy Temple of Aranmula

Aranmula, a picturesque village situated 125 km northwest of Thiruvananthapuram is famous for the annual snake boat races. The site offers unique opportunities to come and enjoy the deep green luxuriant vegetation, constantly chirping birds in perfect rhythm with the splashing oars of the houseboats.

Aranmula is also home to one of Kerala’s five important temples, the Parthasarathy Temple dedicated to Krishna. It has an image of the god Parthasarathy, the Divine Charioteer in the great epic of Mahabharata. The image was brought on a raft made of six bamboos. In Malayalam aaru means six and mula means bamboo; hence the name of the village is Aranmula. Visit this place to witness the grand cultural event celebrated anally in this part of Kerala in India.