Thuravoor is a gram panchayat in the Pattanakkadu Block of Cherthala Taluk of Alappuzha District in the South Indian State of Kerala . Thuravoor lies exactly between Kochi and Alappuzha. The four lane National Highway 47 passes through the village, which along with the railway station gives it excellent connectivity with the rest of the state. Thuravoor is famous for the ‘Narasimha Swamy’ temple which is dedicated to the fourth incarnation (avatara) of Vishnu, the Narasimha. The temple has two main deities, the Vadakkanappan (Lord Narasimha) and the Tekkanappan (Lord Sudurshana), which is rare in the temples of Kerala.

Thuravoor Mahakshethram, an ancient Devasthanam located by the side of NH-47, approximately 25 km south of Kochi city, Is the sacred abode of Lord Sree Narasimhamoorthy and Lord Sree Mahasudarsanamoorthy. The entire temple complex can be seen from the road. Two separate Sanctom Sanctoroms in close proximity – within the same compound – reflect the synthesis of a unique and mysterious divine power. The idol of Sree Narasimhamoorthy is said to have originated in the holy city of Kashi (Varanasi). Swami Padmapadar (8th century AD), the main disciple of Adi Sankaracharya, had worshiped the very same idol at Kashi.

Thuravoor Mahakshethram is now one of the important Transit-camp (Edathavalam) for the Ayappa devotees during the Sabarimala pilgrimage season.The temple is administered by Travancore Devasom Board. The Devasom guest house and a large spacious hall for conducting religious discourses,