Guruvayur became divine on account of the "tapas" performed by Lord Siva and later by the Prechethas (the ten sons of Pracheenabarhis and Suvarna are together called Prechethas) in the Rudratheertham - the sacred tank on the northern side of the present temple - where Lord Guruvayurappan has His Arattu (holy bath on the last day of Annual Utsavam). Siva worshipped Mahavishnu for years under the waters of the Rudratheertham ( hence the name Rudratheertham due to the presence of Rudra, Siva). Prechethas came to this place to do tapas to attain "prajapathithwam" ( king of all kings) from Lord Mahavishnu. Sensing the motive of Prechethas, Lord Siva emerged out of the Rudratheertham and revealed to them the "Rudrageetham", a hymn in praise of Mahavishnu. Siva suggested them to chant it with all their heart to get their wishes fulfilled. The Princes won the favour of Mahavishnu after rigorous tapas for 10,000 years under the waters of Rudratheertham chanting Rudrageetham. According to the legends, in ancient days Rudratheertham ( present Arattukulam) extended up to Mammiyur and Thamarayur (about 3.00 kms) and was known for its lotus flowers. Melpathur's Narayaneeyam refers to it as the lovely lake of lotus.

The temple is the fourth biggest(number of devotees per day) temple in India after Badari, Puri and Thirupathi. The deity Guruvayoorappan is Lord Maha Vishnu with four arms, even though the devotees worship him as Lord Krishna, the complete man incarnation of Lord Maha Vishnu. The glory and greatness of this temple is special - having a powerful deity, a charming and very sacred idol installed, high degree of divinity of the place itself, the very rare combination of Shiv-Parvathi temple nearby etc

ITINERARY : COCHIN - GURUVAYOOR - COCHIN

Day 01 : Arrive Cochin Garlanding on arrival, meeting and assistance and transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 02 : Cochin - Guruvayoor Morning depart by surface to Guruvayoor. On arrival check-in at hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 03 & Day 04 : In Guruvayoor  Full day at leisure to perform prayers. Overnight at hotel .

Day 05 : Guruvayoor - Cochin Morning depart by surface to Cochin. On arrival check-in at hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 06 : In Cochin Morning city tour. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight at hotel .

Day 07 : Depart Mumbai In time transfer to airport to board flight for onward destination.