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Another attraction is the famous [[Elephant Sanctuary]] ([[Punnathur kotta]]) near the temple where elephants are trained for temple purposes. Here right now more than 60 elephants are kept. All these elephants were offered by devotees of Lord Guruvayurappa. Gajapooja (Worshipping Elephants) & Anayoottu (Feeding Elephants) are conducted here, as an offering to Lord Ganesha.
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has recently started on its center at the temple city.
Buses ply every few minutes from Thrissur [[Shaktan Thampuran]] Bus Stand. Buses also operate from other places like [[Ernakulam]], [[Kottayam]], [[Palakkad]], [[Kozhikode]], [[Kottarakkara]] and also from [[Trivandrum]]. The railway operates passenger local trains to Thrissur and Cochin and also an overnight express train to [[Trivandrum]] and further to [[Chennai]]. It is 80 km away from [[Nedumbassery|Kochi International Airport]].
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*[http://www.guruvayurdevaswom.org/ Official Website of Guruvayur Devaswom]
*[http://www.guruvayoor.com/ Guruvayoor.com Web abode of Guruvayoorappan]
*[http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=10595104&x=76040432&z=16&l=0&m=a Satellite image of Guruvayur
*[http://www.iskconguruvayur.com ISKCON Guruvayur town]
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