Aruvippuram

Aruvippuram
Aruvippuram
	village
	Shiva temple Established by Sri Narayana Guru at Aruvippuram
	Aruvippuram Location in Kerala, India Aruvippuram Aruvippuram (India)
	Coordinates: 8.4219000°N 77.096750°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-

Aruvippuram is a village in the southern district of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. It is famous for the Siva temple established by Sri Narayana Guru. The Guru consecrated the Siva idol, the first non brahmin to do so in Kerala society, in the year 1888. Aruvippuram Sivarathri is a very popular event attended by a large numbers of devotees and followers of Guru. Sivarathri also marks the anniversary of the Aruvippuram Siva temple. Koduthooki Mala is a rocky hill nearby the Aruvippuram Siva temple. There is a cave on top of this hill, where Guru used to visit for rest, solitariness and meditation tapas.[1] SNDP Yogam is formed at Aruvippuram, which was a historical event in Kerala history.

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"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)