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MANIKYAMANGALAM
KARTHIAYANI
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Prathishta: Durga
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Dist: Ernakulam
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Thaluk: Angamali
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Panchayath:
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Festival:
The term festival -UTHSAVA- means the over flow of the temple deity's
blessings and happiness. Various poojas, Vedic chanting, Annadana, taking
out the Deity in colors in procession are the high lights. Temple Festival
features rituals and prayers as well as a spectacular procession of grandly
decorated elephants. The festival is celebrated with religious devotion
and joy. It is a spectacular event to see the row of seven elephants
decorated with golden forehead ornaments and colorful parasols and bearing
idol of the goddess on their back
The main attraction of the festival is the Pooram Day (14-03-2008) where
Panchari Melam, Pandimelam, Thayambaka, Panjavadyam are conducted when
the deity is escorted with seven decorated elephants in the procession
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Importance
/ Main offerings:
The
day starts with sacred awakening the Goddess at 05.30 Hrs. The Nirmalya
Darsanam of unornamented deity is at 05.35 Hrs. The same is seen there
after at the Upadevatha's temple. First Jalasuddhi, then Sankhaabhisheka
and Malar Nivedyam is given to Devi
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Description:
This is one of the 108 Durga Devi Temple
in Kerala. It is situated near Kalady the birth place of Jagath
Guru Adi Sankara, the Great Advaitic Philosopher. The deity of
this sacred shrine was the Ishta Devatha of Adi Sankara. Sivaguru
and Aryamba the parents of Adi Snakara worshiped the deity for
a long time
The presiding deity Devi Karthyayani of this sacred temple was
worshiped by Sivaguru and Aryamba, ( parents of Jagat Guru Adi
Sankara) for a longtime. They visited this temple daily with
an offering of milk, a portion of which brought back home as
Prasada. One day they had to send four year old Sankara to make
the offering and some how the Sankara got late and couldn't offer
the milk which he had with him. The innocent child couldn't bear
this and started to weep. The Goddess who is the mother of all
sentiments and insentient being came out of the sanctum santorium
as a mass of magnificent light and drained the cup to the last
drop. Not finding anything in the bowl. Sankara started to weep.
Then the bowl was refilled with milk. It is after receiving this
milk of knowledge that Sankara became the Jagat Guru (Universal
Teacher ). In his work ‘Saundariyalahari' Sankara praised
the Goddess like this.
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Thanthri:
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Trustee:
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Address:
Manager,
Karthyayani Devi Temple,
Manickamangalam P.O,
Ernakulam District,
Kerala – 683 574.
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Any
other information:
In Sanskrit Durga means one who is difficult to approach or difficult
to know. Durga is the personification of the totality of the
powers of the gods. So she is very difficult to approach or to
know. Being the mother of the universe she is the personification
of love, knowledge, wisdom and memory. She is pleasant and beautiful
at the same time she is terrible also. |
Photo:
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Route: Temple
is very near to the M.C Road. From Kalady Junction it is only 4
K.M
Nearest Railway station is Angamaly , it is only 10 K.M away
Temple is located 6 K.M away from the Cochin International Airport
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