Prathishta: Lord Ayyappa

Dist: Ernakulam

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The presiding deity of this temple is Lord Ayyappa. The main festival is celebrated on 'Uthram' of the malayalam month 'Dhanu' along with the 'Arattu'.

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Description:

In this temple Lord Ayyappa is in the form of a child ,facing to the east side. The sub deities are Lord Siva, Lord Vinayaka, Bhagavathy, and nagas.

There is a story behind the formation of this temple. In ancient times, the 'Alangad' kingdom were formed by the union of 'Ayiroor', 'Chengamanadu' ,'Kothakulangara' and 'Parakkadavu'. 'Kaimal' was the ruler of Alangadu. The old name of 'Alangadu' was 'Mangad'.Once 'Mangad' family was divided into two 'thavazhi'(privileged by mother side).Blacks an whites. The main place of Blacks were Kothakulangara. 'Kariyattukavu Ayyappa' was the deity whom they worship intensely. When the 'Kariyattukavu' temple was destroyed because of their enmity and foreign attacks , they(black thavazhi) installed Lord Ayyappa in 'Kothakulangara'.After war ,the king of Kochi handed over the places 'Alangadu' and 'Paravoor' to the king of Thiruvithamkoor. Then the temple also combined with Thiruvithamkoor.Thus the idol was installed at 'Kumbalangi' and known as 'Kothakulangara Sastha'.

Thanthri: Chennas Mana

Trustee: Cochin Devaswam Board

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The temple is also known as 'Kariyattu kavu'.

Route: Eranakulam-Edakochi-Perumbadavu route(Kumbalangi)