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Description:
'Thiyattu'
is a special activity of worshipping. People who
do 'Thiyattu' ,are called 'Thiyyadis'. There are
two types of 'Thiyyadis'. One who do 'Thiyyattu'
for Lord Ayyappa are called 'Thiyyadi Nambiar'.
There are 8 'Thiyyadi Nambiar' families. They are
'Elamkulam', 'Cheruppalassery', 'Mundamuka', 'Mulamkunnathukavu',
'Thayamkavu', 'Irinjalakkuda', 'Malamalkavu', 'Perumpilavu'.
Their house is called 'Thiyyadi'.
In
the ' Thiyyattu', there will be 'Kalam pooja',
'kalam pattu' and 'Thottampattu'. In 'Kalam pattu', 'Thiyyadi
Nambiar' tells about the story of Lord Ayyappa . The
appearance of 'Thiyyadi Nambiar' is of 'Nandhikeswaran'.
The belief is that 'Nandhikeswaran' tells the story to
Lord Ayyappa'. a sword will be there on a table then,
which is considered to be very special.
All
the' Thiyyadi
Nambiar' families consider the 'Thiyyadikavu' as
'Ayyappan kavu'. Worshipping the 'Kalam' there, is similar
to worshipping Lord Ayyappa in a temple. Its believed
that there is a 'Thiyyadikavu' near 'Mankadapallippuram'
in 'Perunthalmanna' thaluk. |
