Visiting the Guruvayoor temple is great a spiritual ‘anubhuthi’ (experience). The best way to be able to visit the temple for all the poojas and also enjoy ample rest is to stay at the SRM Tower Residency. You can consider booking in advance so that you are assured of your room well in advance for the peak period during holidays that you intend to visit the temple.
Guruvayoor is perhaps the most visited temple after Sabarimala in Kerala. Most people who have been visiting the temple since childhood will remember the queues that have kept growing over the years. Today the serpentine queue can take hours to reach the ‘nada’ or the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. Thankfully, there is a special queue for the elderly, which is smaller and easier to reach the heart of the temple.
Guruvayoor is always a special experience, especially for elephant enthusiasts. They will immediately recognize the elephants of the temple by name and know their characteristics, their heights and their order of importance and general characteristics. At all times, one can see elephants in the vacant spaces outside the temple pleasantly munching on the palm leaves. There will also be a few elephants within the temple itself at times.
Every devotee would love the prasadams (sweet offerings) at the temple. The Payasam (sweet rice preparation or ‘Kheer’) is a special favorite. Young kids will always love the ‘Venna’ (freshly churned butter) nivedyam. Guruvayoor is always an experience for everyone who visits the temple and a very special spiritual experience too, especially for the true bhakths (devotees) of Lord Krishna. The SRM Tower residency, with its excellent facilities and best prices, is considered the best residency-stay at Guruvayoor.
