Shri Mahalakshmi Temple is at
Gosripuram near Mattancherry in
Kochi,
Ernakulam District. It is to the north-west corner of
Cochin Thirumala Devaswom Temple. The temple is dedicated to Goddess
Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. The deity is worshipped as the wife of Lord
Vishnu. The temple was built by gowda
Saraswat Brahmins.
The temple deity was shifted to Alappuzha in 1791 along with the idol of Lord Venkateshwara. In 1881, a golden plate with Mahalakshmi
Yantra was consecrated in the temple by the eighteenth pontiff of Shri Kashi Mutt, Swami Varadendra Tirtha. When the temple celebrated its centenary, a Maha Lakshmi Kavacham made of gold was installed at the temple by Swami Sudheendra Tirtha. This nine inch tall Kavacham, weighing 20 sovereigns (160 gm) depicts the image of goddess Maha Lakshmi seated on a blossomed lotus. The people here believe that the worship of Lord Vishnu will be complete only with offerings to Lakshmi.
The temple can be approached from Ernakulam Central Bus Station as well as from Ernakulam Junction Railway Station.
