About Tirunavaya Temple

Tirunavaya Temple is an ancient Hindu temple on the banks of the Bharathapuzha River dedicated to Nava Mukundan (Vishnu) with the other deities Ganesha, and Lakshmi. It is located near the ancient Hindu pilgrimage centre of Tirunavaya, a village 8 km south of Tirur in the Malappuram district of Kerala, India.

The temple was the traditional venue for the historic ritual of the Mamankam festival and it also figures among the 106 Divya Desams that exist in the Earthly realm according to the Tamil Alvar tradition of the 9th Century.

The temple was attacked first during Tipu Sultan's invasion in 18th century and later in 1921 during the Moplah rebellion.