Guruvayur is a municipal temple town in Thrissur District, of Kerala State in India.
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11 Facts About Guruvayur
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The name "Guruvayur" is a merge of both their names.
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Guruvayur Township was formed on 26 January 1962 with four electoral wards with an area of 6.
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Guruvayur used to invite all the great Carnatic Musicians to perform in the temple town and in course of time, the scale of the festival rivalled the Thyagaraja Aradhana at Thiruvaiyaru, which is recognised as one of the most important festivals of homage paid to Saint Thyagaraja.
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Guruvayur Devaswom decided to take charge after his death in 1974, and renamed it as Chembai Sangeetholsavam in his memory.
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Guruvayur Temple is a famous Shri Krishna temple and is one of the most important places of worship for Hindus and is often referred to as "Bhooloka Vaikuntam" which translates to the holy abode of Vishnu on Earth.
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Guruvayur can be accessed from Thrissur city by state highway 49, which starts from Guruvayur and ends in state highway 69 at Choondal.
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Guruvayur can be accessed from Kozhikkode city by Chamravattom, interchange from Chavakkad.
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From Guruvayur there are regular State-owned Kerala State Road Transport Corporation buses.
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Main rail transport system in Guruvayur is operated by the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways.
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