The Legend Behind the Origin of Thrikkakara Temple The Sthala
purana gives a brief description of how the Thrikkakara temple
came to be. The legend says that once Kapila Maharishi was
searching for a suitable place for doing his tapas. He reached
Thrikkakarai and was taken in by the scenic splendor of the
place. Yet he noticed that there was no water resource anywhere
near the place. Therefore, he dug a tank and grew lotuses and
sengaalineer flower in the tank. These are the two types of
flowers used for worshipping Lord Vishnu. The Rishi settled down
in the place and used these flowers for worshipping the lord. In
due course, pleased with his prayers the lord appeared before
him. Kapila Maharishi then requested Vishnu to stay in the place
so that other devotees may also have similar darshan.