Kerala: The Land of Boat Races Aranmula, in Pathanamthitta district, is famous as one of the five temple towns like Guruvayur. Other major temples associated with the worship of Lord Krishna are those of Trichambaram, Tiruvarppu and Ambalappuzha. Lord Parthasarathy is the presiding deity of the Aranmula temple. There are five ancient shrines around Chengannur, sanctified by the Pandavas. They are at Aranmula (Arjuna), Chengannur (Yuddhishtra), Tiruppuliyur (Bheema), Tiruvanmandur (Nakula) and Tirukkadittaanam (Sahadeva). The Tamil hymns of Nammalwar of the 1st millennium CE glorify this legend. https://www.boloji.com/articles/798/kerala-the-land-of-boat-races