dhanvantri temples
Temples
Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry
There are a few dedicated temples to Dhanvantari in South India especially in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, where ayurveda is highly practised and patronised. The Thottuva Dhanwanthari temple in Kerala is a particularly famous temple, where Lord Dhanvantari's idol is almost six feet tall and facing east. On the right hand the lord holds amrita and with the left hand the lord holds Atta, Shanku and Chakra. The 'Ekadasi' day celebration, which falls on the same day as the 'Guruvayur Ekadasi' is of special significance.
In Tamil Nadu, in the courtyard of Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Srirangam), there is a Dhanvantari shrine where daily worship of the deity is performed. In front of this temple there is an engraved stone believed to be from the 12th century. According to the writings on the stone, Garuda Vahana Bhattar, a great ayurvedic physician, established the statue inside the temple. A prasada or tirtham, a herbal decoction, is given to the visitors. The shrine is the oldest Dhanvantari shrine in the state.[18] Another Dhanvantari shrine is found in the second precinct of Varadaraja Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram.
In the Siddhar tradition of Tamil Nadu, Dhanvantari is one of the 18 esteemed Siddhars of yore. The Vaitheeswaran Koil or Pullirukuvelur in the village of Vaitheeswarankoil, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu is home to his Jeeva Samadhi.[20][21][22]
Dhanvanthari temples in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry include:
Nelluvai Dhanwantari Temple, Wadakkanchery, Thrissur, Kerala
Sri Danvantri Arogya Peedam, Walajapet, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu[23]
Thevalakkadu Sree Dhanwanthari Temple, Kulasekharamangalam Post, Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala[24]
Aanakkal Dhanwanthari Temple, Thaniyathukunnu, Thrissur[25]
Sree Dhanwanthari Temple, Keeramkulangara, Thrissur
Sree Dhanwanthari Temple, Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu[26]
Sree Dhanwanthari Temple, Maruthorvattom, Cherthala, Kerala[27]
Sree Dhanwanthari Temple, Prayikara, Mavelikara, Alleppey, Kerala[28]
Sree Dhanwanthari Temple Elanthoor, Pathanamthitta, Kerala
Sree Dhanwanthari Temple Kanakkoor, Alappuzha, Kerala
Sree Dhanwanthari Temple Poothakulam, Kollam, Kerala
Shri Dhanwantari Temple, Gopabandhu Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya Campus, Puri, Odisha
Sri Dhanvantri Swamy Sannidhi within the Sanjeevi Vinayakar Temple, JIPMER campus
Shri Aalkkalmanna Dhanwanthari Temple is situated at Eranthod Village, Angadippuram Panchayat, Perintalmanna Taluk of Malappuram District.
There is also Sri Murrari Dhanvantri Moorthi Kshetram temple in kollam district (boothakulam) paravur. It belongs to a family called Thundvilla, it is owned and run by the family members itself. People offer prayer for there beloved ones and offer paalpayasam to god.
Shri Dhanvantari Temple, Palluruthy, Kochi, Kerala is a small temple managed by Gowda Saraswath Brahmin Community.
Shri Mahavishnu Dhanwanthari Temple, Karumom, Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala is a small temple managed by Travancore Desawom Board
Others
In Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, one statue of Dhanvantari is present in the university museum. Two statues are at the headquarters of the Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha at New Delhi. There is another statue inside the Ayurveda Maha Sammelan office, Dhanawantari Bhawan at New Delhi and one statue of Dhanvantari is present at Mohyal Ashram in Haridwar.[citation needed]
Nepal
Dhanwanantari Temple, Jaya Bageshwari, Kathmandu
There is a shikar style temple dedicated to the god in the Jaya Bageshwari neighbourhood of Kathmandu. The temple is near the famous Pashupatinath temple.