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Our country is a repository of spirituality blended with humanness. God is celebrated as part of us. There is a temple situated in #Thiruvarppu in Kottayam Kerala which is at least 1500 years old. Lord Krishna here is said to be always hungry. So all the 23.58 hours, 365 days the 
temple is open. The temple is closed for only 2 minutes, from 11.58 pm to 12.00 am. Unlike other temples the priest here is given an Axe along with the key to reopen the door in the early hours (after closing for minutes). Since Krishna cannot tolerate hunger, if there is any
delay in opening the door with the key, the priest is permitted to break open the latch with an axe. It is believed that Lord Krishna's idol in the Temple is very exhausted Krishna after killing Kamsa. So after the Abhishekam is over first the lord's head is dried, the naivedyam
