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Vaishnava · New Jersey, United States
Sri Guruvayurappan Temple, Morganville
Guruvayurappan (Krishna) in the Kerala manner, with Ayyappan and Bhagavathy
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The temple in short
Deity
Guruvayurappan (Krishna) in the Kerala manner, with Ayyappan and Bhagavathy
Where
New Jersey, United States · 40.38N 74.25W
Usual hours
10 am – 12 pm, 6 pm – 8 pm; 9.30 am – 8 pm at weekends — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling.Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Guru
Visited for
The Malayali temple of the New York metro, built to Kerala rite with its own thanthri. Vishu, Onam and the Ekadasi vilakku are its days; visited for marriage and for children.
Kept for Jupiter, one of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.
Been to this temple? The things that change — whether the hours on this page were
right, whether the sannidhi was open, how long the queue was on a Saturday — are exactly
what no printed source keeps current, and what the next person travelling here needs.
Were the hours right when you went?
Is anything on this page wrong or out of date?
A photograph of the gopuram, the tank, or the notice board
A contribution carries a name, so a reader knows whose account it came from. That is why
it needs an account, and it is the only reason.
Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.