Janardanaswamy Temple

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Janardanaswamy Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Trivandrum
Deity	Janardanaswamy (Vishnu)
Festivals	Annual flag-hoisting pallivetta Aarattu festival in panguni uthram on Meenam or Falguna month Krishna Janmashtami Karkadaka Vavu
Location
Location	Varkala
State	Kerala
Country	India
Sri Janardanaswamy Temple, Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Geographic coordinates	8°43′54.8″N 76°42′36.0″E / 8.731889°N 76.710000°E / 8.731889; 76.710000[1]
Architecture
Type	Kerala architecture
Date established	Unknown (1st Century BC)
Specifications
Temple(s)	5 (Vishnu, Hanuman, Shiva, Ganga and Shastha)
Elevation	53.28 m (175 ft)

The Janardanaswamy Temple, also known as the Varkala Temple, is a Hindu temple situated in Janardhanapuram, Varkala city, of the Thiruvananthapuram district.^[1] A renowned temple within its locale, the temple is thousands of years old. The temple is dedicated to the worship of deity Vishnu in the form of Janardanaswamy, locally known as Varkaleswara (the lord of Varkala).