Hi
 
Anybody know a famous temple in palakkad name puliyila kavu..pls psot the detils
of the temple and pictures.if someone have
 
thanks

prakash j pillai




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The Chottanikkara Bhagawathy Dhrishti peetam comparable to the Keezh Kavu temple
of Chottanikkara was consecrated on Sunday November 29,2009. The Parashakthi
Temple also known as eternal mother temple is located in Pontiac, Michigan, USA.
The presiding deity is Parashakthi as Karumari Amman and is home to
Chottanikkara Bhagawathy& Kodungalloor Bhagawathy. In addition Devi
Bhuvaneswari, Varahi and Matangi are also consecrtated here. Other Parivara
devathas include Lord Venkateswara, Lakshmi Narasimha, Ayyappa, Gurubvayurappan,
Ganesa, Muruga, Jagannatha and Navagrahas. Varaahi Homam is performed every New
Moon day. Details of temple activities can be found in the temple web site given
below. This temple is a world Center for Parashakthi.

www.parashakthitemple.org

Thank you. I dont have  pictures since photographas of deity are not allowed.
However, I have some pictures of some of these temples and I will post these
after I collect them together.
Thank you
Sincerely
Venkat Hari





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Subject: Re: [sakthafamily] Mother temples in Palakkad, Kerala

 
Wonderful information Ji. You have done very hard work to collate this. I admire
your patience.

With regards,

S/Y B.R.KUMAR

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From: v_hari02 <v_hari02@yahoo. com>
Subject: [sakthafamily] Mother temples in Palakkad, Kerala
To: sakthafamily@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 5:55 AM

 

Eamoor Bhagavathy: Hand symbol
Eamoor Bhagavathy (Kallekulangara or Hemambika ) temple. two kilometers
northeast of Olavakot (Malampuzha Route )Palakkad.). Situated at Kallekulangara,
8-km away from Palakkad. The deity is Bhagavathi as Hemambika. The two palms of
the hand alone are visible to the devotee. According to Sthalapurana, Lord
Parasurama consecrated the Hemambika deity at the same time as Balambika at
Kanyakumari, Lokambika at Badagara and Mookambika at Dakshina Karnataka near
Mangalore. It is also believed that the temple rituals and type of worship were
formulated by Shri Adi Shankara. Legend has it that the Goddess Bhagavathy
agreed to appear before a holy man one day, but instead of keeping it a secret,
he disclosed it to others in his excitement. When the goddess emerged from the
temple, she found many people had gathered around, and disappeared. It's
believed that devotees saw only her upraised hand, and this is what is
worshipped at the temple. Tem,ple records show
that former prime Minister Smt Indira Gandhi visited and worshipped at this
temple in 1982 when she was out of office and her choice of the election symbol
( Hand) for her party after the Congress party had split was based on the two
hands of Hemambika.
Thirualathur Rendu Murthy Temple (Mahishasura Mardhini and Annapoorani) :
Thirualathur Randu Murthy Temple, Mother has taken the form of Annapoorneswary
and Mahishasuramardini in this temple which is located on the Palakkad- Chittoor
route about 5 Km from Palakkad town on the banks of the sokanasini river. This
river flows on the right (Valathu) side of the Temple and so this place is
called Thruvalthur ( Thiru = Sri, valathur= Right side).. There are Two flag
staffs in front of the Sree Kovils to indicate that there are two deities. It is
one of the oldest temples in Kerala and is said to be one of the 108 Durgalayas
consecrated by Lord Parasurama.. According to legends, Mother in her form as
Mahishasura Mardhini consumed liquor and flesh after her victory over Mahisha
and tried to enter this temple to meet her sister Annapoorani, but was prevented
from entering by the Annapurneswary aspect of Mother. This is because the
Annapurneswary aspect is a benign aspect subject to not being polluted by meat
and liquor. Hence,
Mahishasura Mardhini sat out side the Annapoornesawry temple and a separate
Sannidhi and temple were built for her.
The outer walls of the Temple are believed to have been built by an army of
Devas by using stones from the nearby Nila river. However, since the walls and
Gopuram were not quite finished, at Dawn, the Devas left the place since they
did not want to be seen by Humans. Several attempts by modern day engineers to
rebuild the unfinished parts of the walls and Gopuram were not successful. Local
people point out that every-time a structure is built by the Engineers, the
rebuilt walls would collapse and so local people say that this is because Humans
cannot reproduce what has been constructed by the Devas.
One other unique feature is the fact that the Saptha mathrukas are` shown in
sculpted form with features whereas normally no form is attributed in temples to
the Saptha Mathrukas- Instead they are shown as stones without form. Scenes from
the Devi Bhagawatham and Ramayanam adorn the ceilings as murals and these are
said to be the original paintings .
The Balipeetam in front of the Mahishasuramardhini temple is the largest of any
in any temple elsewhere. It is sculpted with elaborate patterns. Obviously this
peetam is to propitiate the Goddess Mahishasuramardhini in her Ugra roopam.
The Temple Prathishta day falls in the Malayalam month of Medam ( April- May) on
Rohini star. Laksharchana and special pujas are conducted on this day. There are
10,000 ( ten thousand) oil lamps built into the inner walls of the temple and
these are lit on Prathishta day as well as other special days especially on
Krittika Nakshatram day. Similarly, Navarathri is celebrated on all the 10 days
. Likewise, the month of Vrishikam is a very important festival month when
special pujas are performed for 10 days and Devi is taken out in procession on
caparisoned elephents to the accompaniment of instrumental music played on
Nadaswaram, Kombu, Chenda, Maddalam and other instruments.
This huge temple needs extensive maintenance work. Most of the dialy expenses
are met by neighborhood families who are mostly agriculturists. Temple Manager :
0491-2106388
.
Manappally Bhadrakali Temple:
This temple is located about two Kilometrs northwest of Olavakot in Palakkad
town near the village of Yakkara on the banks of the Sokanahini river. The
original name of the place was Yogakkara since Yagas were conducted there. Later
the name in daily use became corrupted to Yakkara. The Moolasthanam of the
temple is still in Yakkara but the Devi was moved to it's present location some
time later. The Deity is Bhadrakali but is worshipped in her Roudra Bhava (angry
form) during the Chandattam ceremony and becomes Shanta Swaroopini ( peaceful
form) after the Neivedyam ( Kadina Payasa Neivedyam). The most important
festival here is called the Vela in the month of Kumbha ( March- April). The
Temple flag is hoisted ( Kodiyettam)on the first Friday of the month of Kumbha
and the Vela festival is conducted on the third Thursday of the month. Lots of
devotees from various parts of Kerala and other southern states of India come
for worshipping Bhagavathy on this
auspicious day. The Vela day starts early, with poojas to the Bhagavathy
continuing with all day poojas. The 'Chaandh Abishekam', one of the important
pooja during the day attracts flocks of devotees. 'Vedikettu' (Firework) is also
an important attractive element of the festival which is organized in the
evening around 9 PM and early morning by 4 AM. The Vela day is declared as Local
Holiday which shows the importance of the festival.
Manapullikavu Vela consists of small velas from other desams. Velas from West
Yakkara, Vadakkanthara, Vennakkara, Koppam are some of them. These small velas
come together to make the final show. Plenty of chariots (bull carts and other
motorised vehicles) take part in Manapullykavu Vela.
Vadakkanthara Bhagawathy : This temple is located near Chunnambu thara near Jain
Medu. The deity is Bahagawathy as Kannagi. There are many temples in Kerala
which glorify Kannagi the main character in the Sangam classic "Silappadhikaram"
of Ilango Adigal. Ilango was a prince of the Chera dynasty which ruled many
parts of present day Kerala. Bhawathy has manifested herself under a giant Fig
tree whose trunk is also enclosed in the worship shrine. Goddess appears as a
flat black face against a back drop of red. The prominent feature are the eyes
and Thilakam made in Gold and embossed on the black stone image.. "The deity is
of Durga, but in the form taken by Kannagi, who came to reside here after
widowhood. .There is an earthern lamp in a niche within the sanctum which is the
original force field of Shakthi. The deity that is worshipped is termed as "
Vaal Kannadi Bhimbam ( meaning a reflection of the power).
In addition to the main deity, there is a very beautiful Sannidhi for Mahavishnu
within the premises. The constant chanting of "Narayana" rings in your ears as
you enter the premises.

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Wonderful information Ji. You have done very hard work to collate this. I admire
your patience.

With regards,

S/Y B.R.KUMAR

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From: v_hari02 <v_hari02@...>
Subject: [sakthafamily] Mother temples in Palakkad, Kerala
To: sakthafamily@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 5:55 AM


 



Eamoor Bhagavathy: Hand symbol
Eamoor Bhagavathy (Kallekulangara or Hemambika ) temple. two kilometers
northeast of Olavakot (Malampuzha Route )Palakkad.). Situated at Kallekulangara,
8-km away from Palakkad. The deity is Bhagavathi as Hemambika. The two palms of
the hand alone are visible to the devotee. According to Sthalapurana, Lord
Parasurama consecrated the Hemambika deity at the same time as Balambika at
Kanyakumari, Lokambika at Badagara and Mookambika at Dakshina Karnataka near
Mangalore. It is also believed that the temple rituals and type of worship were
formulated by Shri Adi Shankara. Legend has it that the Goddess Bhagavathy
agreed to appear before a holy man one day, but instead of keeping it a secret,
he disclosed it to others in his excitement. When the goddess emerged from the
temple, she found many people had gathered around, and disappeared. It's
believed that devotees saw only her upraised hand, and this is what is
worshipped at the temple. Tem,ple records show
  that former prime Minister Smt Indira Gandhi visited and worshipped at this
temple in 1982 when she was out of office and her choice of the election symbol
( Hand) for her party after the Congress party had split was based on the two
hands of Hemambika.
Thirualathur Rendu Murthy Temple (Mahishasura Mardhini and Annapoorani) :
Thirualathur Randu Murthy Temple, Mother has taken the form of Annapoorneswary
and Mahishasuramardini in this temple which is located on the Palakkad- Chittoor
route about 5 Km from Palakkad town on the banks of the sokanasini river. This
river flows on the right (Valathu) side of the Temple and so this place is
called Thruvalthur ( Thiru = Sri, valathur= Right side).. There are Two flag
staffs in front of the Sree Kovils to indicate that there are two deities. It is
one of the oldest temples in Kerala and is said to be one of the 108 Durgalayas
consecrated by Lord Parasurama.. According to legends, Mother in her form as
Mahishasura Mardhini consumed liquor and flesh after her victory over Mahisha
and tried to enter this temple to meet her sister Annapoorani, but was prevented
from entering by the Annapurneswary aspect of Mother. This is because the
Annapurneswary aspect is a benign aspect subject to not being polluted by meat
and liquor. Hence,
  Mahishasura Mardhini sat out side the Annapoornesawry temple and a separate
Sannidhi and temple were built for her.
The outer walls of the Temple are believed to have been built by an army of
Devas by using stones from the nearby Nila river. However, since the walls and
Gopuram were not quite finished, at Dawn, the Devas left the place since they
did not want to be seen by Humans. Several attempts by modern day engineers to
rebuild the unfinished parts of the walls and Gopuram were not successful. Local
people point out that every-time a structure is built by the Engineers, the
rebuilt walls would collapse and so local people say that this is because Humans
cannot reproduce what has been constructed by the Devas.
One other unique feature is the fact that the Saptha mathrukas are` shown in
sculpted form with features whereas normally no form is attributed in temples to
the Saptha Mathrukas- Instead they are shown as stones without form. Scenes from
the Devi Bhagawatham and Ramayanam adorn the ceilings as murals and these are
said to be the original paintings .
The Balipeetam in front of the Mahishasuramardhini temple is the largest of any
in any temple elsewhere. It is sculpted with elaborate patterns. Obviously this
peetam is to propitiate the Goddess Mahishasuramardhini in her Ugra roopam.
The Temple Prathishta day falls in the Malayalam month of Medam ( April- May) on
Rohini star. Laksharchana and special pujas are conducted on this day. There are
10,000 ( ten thousand) oil lamps built into the inner walls of the temple and
these are lit on Prathishta day as well as other special days especially on
Krittika Nakshatram day. Similarly, Navarathri is celebrated on all the 10 days
. Likewise, the month of Vrishikam is a very important festival month when
special pujas are performed for 10 days and Devi is taken out in procession on
caparisoned elephents to the accompaniment of instrumental music played on
Nadaswaram, Kombu, Chenda, Maddalam and other instruments.
This huge temple needs extensive maintenance work. Most of the dialy expenses
are met by neighborhood families who are mostly agriculturists. Temple Manager :
0491-2106388
.
Manappally Bhadrakali Temple:
This temple is located about two Kilometrs northwest of Olavakot in Palakkad
town near the village of Yakkara on the banks of the Sokanahini river. The
original name of the place was Yogakkara since Yagas were conducted there. Later
the name in daily use became corrupted to Yakkara. The Moolasthanam of the
temple is still in Yakkara but the Devi was moved to it's present location some
time later. The Deity is Bhadrakali but is worshipped in her Roudra Bhava (angry
form) during the Chandattam ceremony and becomes Shanta Swaroopini ( peaceful
form) after the Neivedyam ( Kadina Payasa Neivedyam). The most important
festival here is called the Vela in the month of Kumbha ( March- April). The
Temple flag is hoisted ( Kodiyettam)on the first Friday of the month of Kumbha
and the Vela festival is conducted on the third Thursday of the month. Lots of
devotees from various parts of Kerala and other southern states of India come
for worshipping Bhagavathy on this
  auspicious day. The Vela day starts early, with poojas to the Bhagavathy
continuing with all day poojas. The 'Chaandh Abishekam', one of the important
pooja during the day attracts flocks of devotees. 'Vedikettu' (Firework) is also
an important attractive element of the festival which is organized in the
evening around 9 PM and early morning by 4 AM. The Vela day is declared as Local
Holiday which shows the importance of the festival.
Manapullikavu Vela consists of small velas from other desams. Velas from West
Yakkara, Vadakkanthara, Vennakkara, Koppam are some of them. These small velas
come together to make the final show. Plenty of chariots (bull carts and other
motorised vehicles) take part in Manapullykavu Vela.
Vadakkanthara Bhagawathy : This temple is located near Chunnambu thara near Jain
Medu. The deity is Bahagawathy as Kannagi. There are many temples in Kerala
which glorify Kannagi the main character in the Sangam classic "Silappadhikaram"
of Ilango Adigal. Ilango was a prince of the Chera dynasty which ruled many
parts of present day Kerala. Bhawathy has manifested herself under a giant Fig
tree whose trunk is also enclosed in the worship shrine. Goddess appears as a
flat black face against a back drop of red. The prominent feature are the eyes
and Thilakam made in Gold and embossed on the black stone image.. "The deity is
of Durga, but in the form taken by Kannagi, who came to reside here after
widowhood. .There is an earthern lamp in a niche within the sanctum which is the
original force field of Shakthi. The deity that is worshipped is termed as "
Vaal Kannadi Bhimbam ( meaning a reflection of the power).
In addition to the main deity, there is a very beautiful Sannidhi for Mahavishnu
within the premises. The constant chanting of "Narayana" rings in your ears as
you enter the premises.











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Eamoor Bhagavathy: Hand symbol
Eamoor Bhagavathy (Kallekulangara or Hemambika ) temple. two kilometers
northeast of Olavakot (Malampuzha Route )Palakkad.). Situated at Kallekulangara,
8-km away from Palakkad. The deity is Bhagavathi as Hemambika. The two palms of
the hand alone are visible to the devotee. According to Sthalapurana, Lord
Parasurama consecrated the Hemambika deity at the same time as Balambika at
Kanyakumari, Lokambika at Badagara and Mookambika at Dakshina Karnataka near
Mangalore. It is also believed that the temple rituals and type of worship were
formulated by Shri Adi Shankara. Legend has it that the Goddess Bhagavathy
agreed to appear before a holy man one day, but instead of keeping it a secret,
he disclosed it to others in his excitement. When the goddess emerged from the
temple, she found many people had gathered around, and disappeared. It's
believed that devotees saw only her upraised hand, and this is what is
worshipped at the temple. Tem,ple records show that former prime Minister Smt
Indira Gandhi visited and worshipped at this temple in 1982 when she was out of
office and her choice of the election symbol ( Hand) for her party after the
Congress party had split  was based on the two hands of  Hemambika.
Thirualathur Rendu Murthy Temple (Mahishasura Mardhini and Annapoorani):
Thirualathur Randu Murthy Temple, Mother has taken the form of Annapoorneswary
and Mahishasuramardini in this temple which is located on the Palakkad- Chittoor
route about 5 Km from Palakkad town on the banks of the sokanasini river. This
river flows on the right (Valathu) side of the Temple and so this place is
called Thruvalthur ( Thiru = Sri, valathur= Right side).. There are Two flag
staffs in front of the Sree Kovils to indicate that there are two deities. It is
one of the oldest temples in Kerala and is said to be one of the 108 Durgalayas
consecrated by Lord Parasurama.. According to legends, Mother in her form as
Mahishasura Mardhini consumed liquor and flesh after her victory over Mahisha
and tried to enter this temple to meet her sister Annapoorani, but was prevented
from entering  by the Annapurneswary aspect of Mother. This is because the
Annapurneswary aspect is a benign aspect subject to not being polluted by meat
and liquor. Hence, Mahishasura Mardhini sat out side the Annapoornesawry temple
and a separate Sannidhi and temple were built for her.
The outer walls of the Temple are believed to have been built by an army of
Devas by using stones from the nearby Nila river. However, since the walls and
Gopuram were not quite finished, at Dawn, the Devas left the place since they
did not want to be seen by Humans. Several attempts by modern day engineers to
rebuild the unfinished parts of the walls and Gopuram were not successful. Local
people point out that every-time a structure is built by the Engineers, the
rebuilt walls would collapse and so local people say that this is because Humans
cannot reproduce what has been constructed by the Devas.
One other unique feature is the fact that the Saptha mathrukas are` shown in
sculpted form with features whereas normally no form is attributed in temples to
the Saptha Mathrukas- Instead they are shown as stones without form. Scenes from
the Devi Bhagawatham and Ramayanam adorn the ceilings as murals and these are
said to be the original paintings .
The Balipeetam in front of the Mahishasuramardhini temple is the largest of any
in any temple elsewhere. It is sculpted with elaborate patterns. Obviously this
peetam is to propitiate the Goddess Mahishasuramardhini in her Ugra roopam.
The Temple Prathishta day falls in the Malayalam month of Medam ( April- May) on
Rohini star. Laksharchana and special pujas are conducted on this day. There are
10,000 ( ten thousand) oil lamps built into the inner walls of the temple and
these are lit on Prathishta day as well as other special days especially on
Krittika Nakshatram day. Similarly, Navarathri is celebrated on all the 10 days
. Likewise, the month of Vrishikam is a very important festival month when
special pujas are performed for 10 days and Devi is taken out in procession on
caparisoned elephents to the accompaniment of instrumental music played on
Nadaswaram, Kombu, Chenda, Maddalam and other instruments.
This huge temple needs extensive  maintenance work. Most of the dialy expenses
are met by neighborhood families who are mostly agriculturists. Temple Manager :
0491-2106388
.
Manappally Bhadrakali Temple:
  This temple is located about two Kilometrs northwest of Olavakot in Palakkad
town near the village of Yakkara on the banks of the Sokanahini river. The
original name of the place was Yogakkara since Yagas were conducted there. Later
the name in daily use became corrupted to Yakkara. The Moolasthanam of the
temple is still in Yakkara but the Devi was moved to it's present location some
time later. The Deity is Bhadrakali but is worshipped in her Roudra Bhava 
(angry form) during the Chandattam ceremony and becomes Shanta Swaroopini (
peaceful form) after the Neivedyam ( Kadina Payasa Neivedyam). The most
important festival here is called the Vela in the month of Kumbha ( March-
April). The Temple flag is hoisted ( Kodiyettam)on the first Friday of the month
of Kumbha and the Vela festival is conducted on the third Thursday of the month.
Lots of devotees from various parts of Kerala and other southern states of India
come for worshipping Bhagavathy on this auspicious day.  The Vela day starts
early, with poojas to the Bhagavathy continuing with all day poojas. The
'Chaandh Abishekam', one of the important pooja during the day attracts flocks
of devotees. 'Vedikettu' (Firework) is also an important attractive element of
the festival which is organized in the evening around 9 PM and early morning by
4 AM. The Vela day is declared as Local Holiday which shows the importance of
the festival.
Manapullikavu Vela consists of small velas from other desams. Velas from West
Yakkara, Vadakkanthara, Vennakkara, Koppam are some of them. These small velas
come together to make the final show. Plenty of chariots (bull carts and other
motorised vehicles) take part in Manapullykavu Vela.
Vadakkanthara Bhagawathy  : This temple is located near Chunnambu thara near
Jain Medu. The deity is Bahagawathy as Kannagi. There are many temples in Kerala
which glorify Kannagi the main character in the Sangam classic "Silappadhikaram"
of Ilango Adigal. Ilango was a prince of the Chera dynasty which ruled many
parts of present day Kerala. Bhawathy has manifested herself under a giant Fig
tree whose trunk is also enclosed in the worship shrine. Goddess appears as a
flat black face against a back drop of red. The prominent feature are the eyes
and Thilakam made in Gold and embossed on the black stone image.. "The deity is
of Durga, but in the form taken by Kannagi, who came to reside here after
widowhood. .There is an earthern lamp in a niche within the sanctum which is the
original force field of Shakthi. The deity that is worshipped is termed as "
Vaal Kannadi Bhimbam ( meaning a reflection of the power).
In addition to the main deity, there is a very beautiful Sannidhi for Mahavishnu
within the premises. The constant chanting of "Narayana" rings in your ears as
you enter the premises.

Dear Sadhakas

I need Ashwaruda, sampathkari Sahasra Namavali.  Can anyone suggest from which
website I can get these.

Tks & regds
S.Vasu Iyer




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