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Prathishta: Lord
Ayyappa |
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Dist: Kottayam |
Thaluk: Meenachil |
Panchayath: Poonjar |
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Festival:
The festival is in the month
'Makaram' . 'Kodiyettu' is on the day 'Anizham'.
'Arattu' will be performed in the poonjar river. 'Kalamezhuthu
pattu' in the season of 'Mandalam' and 'Makaravilakku'
are celebrated grandly in this temple every year.
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Importance
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Description:
The presiding deity in
this temple is Lord Ayyappa. This temple is owned
by the kingdom of 'Poonjar'. It situates near
the river 'Meenachil'. In this temple the deity
is in the form of 'Ayyan' ,the avathar of Sastha
with a 'Vedha Grandha' on the right hand. The
idol is made out of 'Krishna Sila' ,which is
so beautiful.
In
this temple there is a circle shape, which indicates
the presence of Goddess 'Madhura Meenakshi'. Other
sub deities are 'Sundaresan' and Lord Vinayaka. There
is a story behind the formation of this temple, which
is related to King 'Pandyan'.
The
king 'Pandyan' was an intense devotee of Lord Ayyappa.At
that time Lord Ayyappa helped him in a war and the
king defeated his enemies with the help of Ayyappa.
So
the king
decided to build a temple for Ayyappa in his place.
After thinking that he took bath in a pond nearby.
After bath he couldn't take his umbrella from the
place where he put it. It had fixed there. So the
king decided to build the temple there. |
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Thanthri:
Thazhaman Illam
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Address:
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Any
other information:
This temple is also known as
'Kattunel kavu'. |
Photo:
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Route:
Kottayam-Pala-Erattupetta-Panachippara route (45km) |
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