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Aruvippuram
village
Shiva temple Established by Sri Narayana Guru at Aruvippuram
AruvippuramLocation in Kerala, IndiaShow map of KeralaAruvippuramAruvippuram (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 8°25′19″N 77°05′48″E / 8.4219000°N 77.096750°E / 8.4219000; 77.096750
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-

Aruvippuram is a village in the southern district of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. It is famous for the Siva temple established by Sri Narayana Guru. The Guru consecrated the Siva idol, the first non Brahmin to do so in Kerala society, in the year 1888. Aruvippuram Sivarathri is a very popular event attended by a large numbers of devotees and followers of Guru. Sivarathri also marks the anniversary of the Aruvippuram Siva temple. Koduthooki Mala is a rocky hill nearby the Aruvippuram Siva temple. There is a cave on top of this hill, where Guru used to visit for rest, solitariness and meditation tapas. SNDP Yogam is formed at Aruvippuram, which was a historical event in Kerala history.

v t e Thiruvananthapuram district
District HQ: Thiruvananthapuram
History	Travancore Battle of Colachel
Geography	Karamana River Vamanapuram River Neyyar River Varkala Beach Agastya Mala Ponmudi Meenmutty Falls Kovalam Neyyar Dam Shankumugham Beach
Cities and Taluks	Taluks Chirayinkeezhu Neyyattinkara Nedumangad Thiruvananthapuram Corporations Thiruvananthapuram Municipalities Varkala Neyyattinkara Nedumangad Attingal
Transport	Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station Thiruvananthapuram Pettah railway station Varkala Sivagiri railway station Kochuveli railway station Neyyattinkara railway station Central Bus Station Thiruvananthapuram NH 47 Main Central Road Nemom railway station
Education	University of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Thiruvananthapuram Engineering College Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering Trivandrum International School Mahatma Gandhi College Centre for Earth Science Studies College of Engineering Attingal Swathi Thirunal College of Music College of Fine Arts Trivandrum
Buildings	Padmanabhaswamy Temple Secretariat Building Halcyon Castle Kowdiar Palace Niyamasabha Mandiram Napier Museum Kanakakkunnu Palace
Culture	International Film Festival of Kerala Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Culture of Thiruvananthapuram
Lok Sabha constituencies	Thiruvananthapuram Attingal
Sports	Thiruvananthapuram Golf Club Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium University Stadium
Museums	Kerala Soil Museum Napier Museum

References

1. "Aruvippuram Madom - Aruvippuram". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.

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