KULANADADEVI TEMPLE PathanamthittaDistrict, Kerala
Dear friends, Today my posting is about Kulanada Devi temple. My nativehome is actually in Kulanada, equidistant to Pandalam Lord Ayyappa temple andKulanada Bhagavathi temple. The old temple was demolished and a new one has constructedabout 10 years ago. While constructing my home in native, I could not findlateral base to start foundation even after digging 5 feet down. I offeredTheralai Nivedyam offering to Devi, next day the lateral base was found after digging about 6inches more. The first resting place for Tiruvabharanam is at Kulanadatemple, after starting from Pandalam Ayyappa temple. The temple is near a big pondand hence the name Kula Nada. The temple is medium in size. Temple has an elephant, butMeena Bharani festival is on chariot. The information below is compiled. Hope adivine reading. Gopalakrishnan 22-1-2025 Kulanada Devi Temple –Introduction Kulanada Devi temple is located at Kulanada on the Aranmula -Pandalam Road in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated toGoddess Bhagavathy. The annual festival in the temple is held in Meena Masamand it coincides with the Meena Bharani day. The sankalpam of Bhagavathi is that of Goddess Durga. This amedium shrine with a nalambalam,chathura sreekovil, temple pond and namaskara mandapam. There are shrines of upa devatas. Caparisoned elephant, melam, shakti temple rituals and pujasand ezhunnallathu on chariot are part ofthe annual festival. Jeevitha ezhunnallathu and Parayeduppu are part of thefestival. Mandalakalam, Saptaham, Abhishekam, Navaratri pujas andThrikarthika vilakku are part of the festival calendar in the temple. Significance Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of thefollowing:-Knowledge and wisdom Shlokas Moola Mantra Om Dhum Durgayai Namaha 1 Sarva MangalaMaangalye Sive Sarvaardha Saadhike, Saranye Tryambake Gauri NaarayaniNamosthuthe Meaning -We offer you our salutations, Oh auspiciousNaraayani, who is the good of all good, who can achieve everything and canoffer refuge, Oh three-eyed Gowri. 2 Saranaangatha Dheenaartha Parithraana ParaayaneSarvasyaarthi Hare Devi Naaraayani Namosthuthe Meaning -We offer salutations to you, Oh Narayani, who hasthe infinite power of creating, preserving and destroying. You are the basisand epitome of the 3 gunas. 3 Sarvaroope Sarvese Sarvasakthi Samanvithe, BhayebhyastrahiNo Devi Durge Devi Namosthuthe Meaning -I offer my salutations to you mother Durga, who ispresent in all beings and has all power, save us from all our wrongdoings Omother of the universe. Contact Information Kulanada Devi Temple Kulanada - UllanoorRd, Kulanada, Kerala 689503 The phone number for Kulanada Devi Temple is 04734 260 410. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/855507518.1804117.1737524502112%40mail.yahoo.com.
