Thirupalkadal Sreekrishnaswamy Temple

Thirupalkadal SreeKrishna Temple is one of the oldest Hindu temples dedicated to the god Krishna, located in the village Keezhperoor, in Kerala, India. The central icon is a four-armed standing Krishna carrying the conch Panchajanya, the discus Sudarshana Chakra, the mace Kaumodaki and a lotus with a Holy basil garland. The principal deity, Krishna was the family deity of Ay Family, who ruled over the place during the Sangam period. The kingdom and the family later came to be known as Venad Keezhperoor Swaroopam. In the early medieval Tamil literature canon of the Tamil Alvar saints, the temple is one of the 108 principal Divya Desams in Vaishnavism, and is glorified in the Divya Prabandha. The Divya Prabandha glorifies this shrine as being among the 14 Divya Desam in Malai Nadu . It is believed that Kulashekhara Alwar, considered the seventh in the line of the twelve Azhwars, constructed this temple.