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Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple

Accounts describe damage to subsidiary shrines during Tipu’s campaign, while the main shrine survived; a separate 1970 fire caused major losses.

Guruvayur · Kerala

LAST DOCUMENTED CONDITION

Not established

As documented: date not established

LOCATION PRECISION

Approximate locality

10.5945°, 76.0390° · not a surveyed footprint

How to read this history

Access date is not a field inspection. This selected chronology is not a complete list of all episodes.
Underlying bibliography is available with access status; independent specialist review remains outstanding.

AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.

The recorded chronology

Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.

Partial destruction · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
1789 AD · campaign year in the reference chronology
The published history extract attributes plunder, burning and destruction of subsidiary shrines to Tipu’s army.
eventAttributed · further checking needed
The published history extract attributes plunder, burning and destruction of subsidiary shrines to Tipu’s army.
The extract combines this account with a miraculous rain and heavenly-voice story. The miracle is not treated as verified evidence. Footnote 27 is unavailable in the supplied extract; the main shrine’s survival is compatible with damage elsewhere in the complex.
- Heaven on Earth: Guruvayur history, published page extract ↗Sahapedia (host; extract authorship not established) · Opening paragraph of the published page extract, ending at footnote 27 · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateAttributed · further checking needed
1789 · campaign year in the reference chronology
- Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History section, 1789 campaign paragraph · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorAttributed · further checking needed
Tipu Sultan’s forces
- Heaven on Earth: Guruvayur history, published page extract ↗Sahapedia (host; extract authorship not established) · Opening paragraph of the published page extract, ending at footnote 27 · Accessed 2026-09-28
Partial destruction · unknown causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
30 November 1970 AD
A fire destroyed substantial parts of the surrounding buildings and lamp house; the sanctum and principal image survived.
eventAttributed · further checking needed
A fire destroyed substantial parts of the surrounding buildings and lamp house; the sanctum and principal image survived.
The cited account establishes a fire and its extent, not an intentional attacker or a securely established ignition cause. This is a separate event from the eighteenth-century campaign.
- Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History section, 30 November 1970 fire · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateAttributed · further checking needed
30 November 1970
- Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History section, 30 November 1970 fire · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorUnknown
A responsible individual or organization has not been established.
Cause and responsibility must not be inferred from a ruin alone.

Location & last documented condition

locationSupported in consulted sources

Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.

Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28

present conditionUnknown

Present physical condition has not been independently established in this review.

Source context

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Heaven on Earth: Guruvayur history, published page extract ↗Sahapedia (host; extract authorship not established) · Sahapedia (host; extract authorship not established) · undated extract
The supplied PDF extract was read in full; it is not the complete book. It describes plunder, destruction of subsidiary shrines and fire, alongside a miraculous rain/voice narrative. Its footnote 27 and preceding chronological context are absent from this extract. Do not claim to have verified the underlying source or treat the miracle as historical evidence.
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Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
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