The next place the Swami is known to have visited was Trichur. In those days there was no railway in Cochin and Travancore States; and the nearest railway station for Trichur was Shoranur; so he travelled the twenty-one miles from Shoranur to Trichur by bullock-cart.

It is said that when the bullock-cart passed in front of the house of one D. A. Subrathanya Iyer, an officer in the Education Department of Cochin State; Swamiji got down and asked Shri Iyer, who was standing at the door, whether there was any suitable place for bathing. Impressed by the Swami's personality, this gentleman provided him with facilities for a bath and then entertained him as a guest in an annexe to his house.