Sree Dhanwanthari, the Deity of Ayurveda is the incarnation of Sree Mahavishnu. The temples dedicated to Sree Dhanwanthari are very rare and our temple situates just 3 kms from Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala, in the village called Peringavu, Thrissur District, Kerala State.
Seeking the benediction of the Sree Dhanwnathari, hundreds of devotees visit the temple. They pray for their Ayur Arogya Saukhyam, means good health and long life. People with ailments to get their ailments cured, Doctors for getting the Lord’s blessings for their professional success and growth, flock to the temple with great trust. Many devotees come for Bhajan Sitting (worshipping in the temple by being present for all the pujas for a fixed number of days) and go back with much solace. It is believed and trusted that any Prasadam received from the temple has immense medicinal value.
The temple is more than 900 yrs old and it was under the control the Maharajas of Cochin. Later the temple and adjoining areas were bestowed to the famous Ashtavaidyan Thaikkattu Mooss, the then Kottaram Vaidyan of Maharajas of Cochin for their commendable ayurvedic achievements. Later Pazhanelli Achhan Mooss of the famous Thaikkattu Mana did the renovation and Puna-Prathista of Sree Dhanwanthari Moorthy. It is due the benediction of Sree Dhanwanthari Moorthy, Ashtavaidyans of Taikattu Mooss got their talent in Ayurveda treatment. Later Kochunni Tampuran of Cochin Dynasty came to worship in the temple and achieved great talent in Visha-Chikilsa due to the blessings of Sree Dhanwanthari. He constructed Chuttambalam and compound wall of the temple. He even used the Bhasmam of the temple as medicine for Visha-Chikilsa or poison treatment
In 1968, Sree Ashtavaidyan Thaikkattu Narayanan Mooss handed over the ownership of the temple to the Peringavu Devaswom Committee elected from the Hindu Community of Peringavu Village or Thattakam. On 21st August 1974, Mooss handed over all the documents of ownership to the Peringavu Devaswom. From that day onwards the chief patron of the temple was one of the members of this Illam. Now, Ashtavaidyan Thycattu Dr. P T N Vasudevan Mooss, the MD of SNA Oushadhasala, is the chief patron of the temple. This process of administration continued till date. The temple made a lot of progress under the various Devaswom Committees like construction and renovation of Pradikshina vazhi, Valiambalam, Chuttambalam, Namaskara Mandapam, Ganapathi Kshetram, Ayyappa Kshetram, covering Sreekovil with bronze sheet, laying of stones inside Valiambalam, truss work of Nadappuras around the temple, renovation of temple pond etc. A new sculpturally adorned temple gopuram , temple office, vazhipadu counter, stage, annadaana mandapam, quarters for temple employees were built. Recently bought land for more future expansion.