Sree Padmanabhaswamy Worshipped through 3 Doors
The garbhagriha or sanctum sanctorum of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple is located on a stone slab and the Lord who is seen resting on the serpent inside is viewed through three different doors.
The head and chest are seen in the first door; the middle portion and hands appear through the second door and the feet are seen through the third door. His right hand is hanged over Lord Shiva.
Beside him are his consorts, Sridevi and Bhudevi and Lord Brahma is seen on a lotus, which comes from the navel of Vishnu.
The idol is about 18 feet long built with 10, 008 Saligram stones and covered with gold and precious stones.
The distinctive feature of the temple is that it has idols of the Lord in three postures. Main idol inside the sanctum is in the reclining posture; the idol seen through the central door in the standing posture, and there is an Utsava Murthi (the idol taken out for the festival processions) in the sitting posture.
Other Gods & Goddess in Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple has separate shrines for Hindu deities including
1) Lord Narasimhar -The shrine of Lord Narasimha Swamy is situated outside the main sanctum sanctorum near the main door.
2) Lord Ayyappa - The temple has a separate shrine for Sree Dharma Sastha.
3) Lord Ganesh - The temple of Sree Maha Ganapathi is on the left side while entering from the main entrance.
4) Lord Krishna - The shrine of Sree Krishna is situated near the South Entrance of the temple.
5) The shrine of Lord Rama, Seeta Devi and Lakshmana are inside the main sanctum sanctorum.
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