Neyyattinkara Sree Krishna Swami Temple
| Neyyattinkara Sree Krishna Swami Temple | |
|---|---|
നെയ്യാറ്റിൻകര ശ്രീ കൃഷ്ണ സ്വാമി ക്ഷേത്രം | |
Temple entrance | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Deity | Krishna |
| Festival | Annual festival during the Malayalam month of Meenam |
| Governing body | Travancore Devaswom Board |
| Location | |
| Location | Neyyattinkara |
| State | Kerala |
| Country | India |
Location in Kerala | |
| Coordinates | 8°24′06″N 77°05′18″E / 8.40167°N 77.08833°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
| Style | Kerala style |
| Founder | Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma |
| Established | Between 1750 - 1755 |
| Elevation | 42.94 m (141 ft) |
Neyyattinkara Sree Krishna Swamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Krishna situated at Neyyattinkara, 20 km (12 mi) south of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. It is one of the important temples of Krishna in Kerala with great historic importance. The temple enshrines Unnikannan in the form of Navaneetha Krishna as the presiding deity. Thrikkayyilvenna or Thrikkayyil Venna (butter) is a unique offering to Neyyattinkara Unnikannan, the deity of the temple. World famous musicians Sri. Neyyattinkara Mohanachandran and Neyyaattinkara Vasudevan used to perform concerts regularly in temple festival.