the form of Dakshinamurthy, Krishna, Bhagavathy and Ayyappa. Festivals and worship practices The temple is open from 4 am to 10 am and 4 pm to 7 pm on all days leaving festive days. The two major festivals celebrated in the temple are Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Thiruvonam. The main annual festival for ten days each year in the month of Medam (April/May). The temple is under the administration of the Travancore Devaswom Board. Lakshmana Perumal temple is revered in Nalayira Divya Prabhandam, the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon, by Nammalvar and Thirumangai Alvar. The temple is classified as a Divya Desam, one of the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the book. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the temple finds mention in several works like 108 Tirupathi Anthathi by Divya Kavi Pillai Perumal Aiyangar. Religious importance Another belief is that at the end of the Dvapara Yuga, Dvaraka was swallowed by the sea and four idols of Sreerama, Bharatha, Lakshmana and Shathrughna which Sree Krishna worshipped, were also washed into the sea. Some fishermen subsequently caught these four idols near Thriprayar and they were given to Vakkay Kaimal Naduvazhi. Vakkay Kaimal, had a dream one night in which some mysterious person appeared before him and told him that four idols have been washed ashore and that these idols are to be consecrated at such and such places. They were duly installed in four temples as directed in the dream; Rama at Thriprayar, Bharata at Irinjalakuda, Lakshmana at Moozhikkulam and Shathrughna at Payammal. It is believed that worship at all these four temples on the same day is especially meritorious. In the Malayalam month of Karkidakam (15 July to 15 August) - the Ramayana Masam, thousands of devotees do this special pilgrimage, which is popularly known as Nalambalam Yatra - a pilgrimage to the four temples (Nalambalam). The temple is one of the primary centers for Kuttiyattam, a dance form performed in the Kuttiambalam inside the temple. Hymns The following two hymns written by the Alvars are associated with this site: References External links Hindu temples in Ernakulam district Mahavishnu temples in Kerala ml:തിരുമൂഴിക്കുളം ക്ഷേത്രം ru:Храм Шри Валлабха