Sreevaraham Lakshmi Varaha Temple

The Sreevaraham Lakshmi Varaha Temple stands in Thiruvananthapuram, near the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, patron shrine of the kings of Travancore. Its principal image is Varaha, the boar avatar of Vishnu, seated with Lakshmi on his lap; the temple is one of only three Varaha temples in Kerala. Local tradition claims the site is ancient, though no early building records survive.

With the rise of Travancore the city's Vishnu shrines received royal patronage: Marthanda Varma dedicated his kingdom to Padmanabha in 1750, and in 1795 Dharma Raja moved the capital to Thiruvananthapuram.

The Kerala-style temple has a round copper-roofed sanctum and a square outer nalambalam. Priests attending the Murajapam at Padmanabhaswamy took ritual baths in its tank, while boat races are held there during Onam. Its annual festival falls in Meenam, alongside the neighbouring temple's Painguni festival; Varaha Jayanti is celebrated in the same month.