Guruvayur, the abode of Lord Sree Guruvayurappan, is located 29 kms north west to the cultural capital of the 'God's own country', Kerala. This narrow coastline strip of land on the south western edge of Indian subcontinent is one of the 10 paradises in the world.....
Guruvayurappan
According to the legends, the idol worshipped here is more than 5000 years old. But there are no historical records to establish it. In the 14th century Tamil literature 'Kokasandesam', references about a place called Kuruvayur is made....
The Devaswom publication division since
its beginning has published a gamut of books ranging from the great
Indian epics like Bhagavatham and classics like Narayaneeyam to contemporary literary
works such as Thirumudimala (a collection of poems by Mahakavi P.
Kunjhiraman Nair). Melpathur Narayana
Bhattathiri's "Prakriyasarvaswam"
published by Devaswom, ranks the best among the Sanskrit Grammar books
available today. The publication division runs two book stalls - one in
the Vyjayanthi buildings in the East Nada and one in the oottupura near
the receipt counter for offerings. The publication division now has an
annual sales turnover of about 20 Lakhs.
