Nelluvai Sree Dhanwanthari Temple, nestled in the peaceful village of Nelluvai in Thrissur, Kerala, stands as a timeless sanctuary of health, divinity, and spiritual healing. Dedicated to Lord Dhanwanthari, the celestial healer and incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the temple is believed to be over 5,000 years old, rooted in legends from the Paalaazhi Madhanam. In a divine turn of events, the Ashwini Devatas are said to have bestowed the present idol—worshipped by Vasudeva himself—during a village procession, affirming the sacredness of the temple. This miraculous idol now graces the sanctum sanctorum, while the originally sculpted one rests in a shrine nearby, symbolizing the temple’s layered spiritual history.