{"id":66631,"date":"2024-04-20T09:58:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T09:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=66631"},"modified":"2024-04-20T09:58:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T09:58:11","slug":"the-guruvayur-temple-a-major-pilgrimage-site-is-located-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-guruvayur-temple-a-major-pilgrimage-site-is-located-in\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guruvayur Temple, a major pilgrimage site, is located in:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Palakkad&#8221; option2=&#8221;Malappuram&#8221; option3=&#8221;Thrissur&#8221; option4=&#8221;Ernakulam&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is C) Thrissur.<\/p>\n<p>Guruvayur Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, located in the town of Guruvayur in Thrissur district, Kerala, India. It is one of the most famous Hindu temples in India and is considered to be one of the most important pilgrimage sites for Hindus. The temple is believed to have been built in the 8th century by the Chera dynasty. It is a major tourist attraction and is visited by millions of pilgrims every year.<\/p>\n<p>The temple is built in the Kerala style of architecture and is surrounded by a large compound. The main shrine of the temple is dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped here as Guruvayurappan. The temple also has shrines dedicated to other Hindu deities, such as Shiva, Lakshmi, and Saraswati.<\/p>\n<p>The temple is open to all Hindus and is a place of great religious significance. It is believed that a visit to the temple can absolve one of all sins. The temple is also a place of great cultural significance and is a major center of learning and scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>The temple is managed by a trust and is funded by donations from devotees. The temple is also a major source of employment for the local people.<\/p>\n<p>The temple is a major tourist attraction and is visited by millions of pilgrims every year. The temple is also a major center of learning and scholarship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Palakkad&#8221; option2=&#8221;Malappuram&#8221; option3=&#8221;Thrissur&#8221; option4=&#8221;Ernakulam&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[983],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kerala-state-gk-mcq","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Guruvayur Temple, a major pilgrimage site, is located in:<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-guruvayur-temple-a-major-pilgrimage-site-is-located-in\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Guruvayur Temple, a major pilgrimage site, is located in:\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Palakkad&#8221; option2=&#8221;Malappuram&#8221; option3=&#8221;Thrissur&#8221; option4=&#8221;Ernakulam&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-guruvayur-temple-a-major-pilgrimage-site-is-located-in\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MCQ and Quiz for Exams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-04-20T09:58:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Guruvayur Temple, a major pilgrimage site, is located in:","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-guruvayur-temple-a-major-pilgrimage-site-is-located-in\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Guruvayur Temple, a major pilgrimage site, is located in:","og_description":"[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Palakkad&#8221; option2=&#8221;Malappuram&#8221; option3=&#8221;Thrissur&#8221; option4=&#8221;Ernakulam&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]","og_url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-guruvayur-temple-a-major-pilgrimage-site-is-located-in\/","og_site_name":"MCQ and Quiz for Exams","article_published_time":"2024-04-20T09:58:11+00:00","author":"rawan239","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"rawan239","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-guruvayur-temple-a-major-pilgrimage-site-is-located-in\/","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-guruvayur-temple-a-major-pilgrimage-site-is-located-in\/","name":"The Guruvayur Temple, a major pilgrimage site, is located in:","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-04-20T09:58:11+00:00","dateModified":"2024-04-20T09:58:11+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/5807dafeb27d2ec82344d6cbd6c3d209"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-guruvayur-temple-a-major-pilgrimage-site-is-located-in\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-guruvayur-temple-a-major-pilgrimage-site-is-located-in\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-guruvayur-temple-a-major-pilgrimage-site-is-located-in\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Kerala state GK MCQ","item":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/category\/kerala-state-gk-mcq\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"The Guruvayur Temple, a major pilgrimage site, is located in:"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#website","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/","name":"MCQ and Quiz for Exams","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/5807dafeb27d2ec82344d6cbd6c3d209","name":"rawan239","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/761a7274f9cce048fa5b921221e7934820d74514df93ef195a9d22af0c1c9001?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/761a7274f9cce048fa5b921221e7934820d74514df93ef195a9d22af0c1c9001?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"rawan239"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com"],"url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/author\/rawan239\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66631\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}