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On Thu, 22 May 2025 at 14:30, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty < [email protected]> wrote: > *THRIPPALUR MAHADEVA TEMPLE, ALATHUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT , KERALA -* > *COMPILED* > > Dear friends, > > Today my posting is about Thrippalur Mahadeva Temple, dedicated to *Lord > Shiva, Krishna and Narasimha* which is situated on the banks of the > Gayatri river at Alathur of Palakkad District in Kerala state. Therefore, > the Saiva-Vaishnava glow is a holy abode. > > References to this temple are found in many of the classics of Malayalam > Literature. > > Hope a divine reading > > *Gopalakrishnan 22-5-2025* > > Legends > > Parasurama had consecrated 108 Shiva temples and 108 Durga temples for > the well-being and prosperity of the people in Kerala . This Siva temple is > one among the 108 Siva temples. > > Another legend is that the Siva Lingam in this temple was installed by Demon > Kara. Giant Kara got three shiva lingams, after his prolonged Thapas, and > he carried these Lingams one in his right hand, second in left hand and > third one in the mouth bitten by teeth. He installed the right hand > Lingam at Ayalur, Left hand L one in Pallavur. *All these temples are > situated within five kilometers.* > > Mentioned in history as one of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala, it is > believed that Khara (of Ramayana fame) installed the idol by his teeth. > *Hence, > the name Pallavur.* > > There are two more temples in this complex-*One is dedicated to Lord > Narasimha and Lord Krishna* > > The temple has sub-deities of Ganapathi, Subramanya, Ayyappa and Nagas. > The tantra of the temple is with Andaladi and Kaimukku. > > History > > It is believed that the structures of temple were constructed by Pallavas > of Kanchi in their architectural style. *It is also said that the > Pallavur was the second capital of Pallava Kingdom and hence the place got > the name Pallavur (land of Pallavas).* Later the temple came to the > control of five Namboodiri families and they managed the temple > administration till 1945. > > Then the HR&CE Department took over the control and now the temple is > under the control of Malabar Devaswom Board. > > Temple Architecture > > The temple complex having *three main sreekovil for Lord Shiva, Lord > Krishna and Lord Narasimha*. The two-storey intricate carvings on the > shrine of Lord Shiva reflect its antiquity. *The Sanctum Sanctorum of > Lord Shiva and Lord Krishna are in square shape*. The shrine of Lord > Krishna has two storeys and the Narasimha is circular (rounda-sanctum). > Idols of the goddesses are facing west. > > The interior of the temple is covered with polished granite stones. The > well-packed small space gives its atmosphere an antique feel. On the east > side of the temple, there is a kind of old paintings on the wall that > appear to have been built by a devotee of Trippalur Shiva on closer > inspection. > > It is believed that these painting are a century old. Those who did this > seem to have done a good deal of research on the temple and its legends. > > The temple has a large pond outside the western temple gate. *It is > believed that the temple was built to calm the power of Lord Shiva.* > > Main Deity: > > Lord Siva in the form of Rudraksha sila linga is the principal deity. > > Sub Deities > > Parvathi, Ganapathy, Subrahmanya with his consorts, Sastha and Nagas > > *Poojas* > > As in other Siva temples and Krishna temples and bhagavathi temples. > > Temple Festival > > The annual festival of the temple is held in the month of Meenom > (March-April).Other main festivals are Deepavali and Navaratri in the > temple. > > Navarathri festival > > Navaratri is a festival dedicated to the worship of the Hindu deity Durga. > The word Navratri means 'nine nights' in Sanskrit, Nava meaning nine and > Ratri meaning nights. *During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms > of Devi are worshiped*. > > The tenth day is commonly referred to as Vijayadashami. The major story > associated with Navratri is the battle between the great Goddess Durga and > the demon Mahishasura, who represents Egotism. > > According to a Puranic legend, the mighty demon Mahishasura defeated the > gods and their king Indra. They then approached Brahma, Vishnu, and > Maheshwar, who decided to destroy the demon. *So they all combined their > energies, and gave rise to Shakti and appealed to Goddess Durga *to come > to their aid. Goddess Durga equipped with lethal weapons and riding a > ferocious lion, the Goddess in all her awesome majesty, destroyed the evil > one without much ado. The 10th day, on which the goddess killed > Mahishasura, is celebrated as Dusshera or Vijayadashami as the victory of > good over evil. > > Dussehra (tenth day) is one of the significant Hindu festivals, celebrated > with pomp and fervour all over the country. > > Navaratri is divided into sets of three days to adore different aspects > of the supreme goddess. On the first three days, the Mother is invoked as a > powerful force called Durga in order to destroy all our impurities, vices > and defects. The next three days, the Mother is adored as a giver of > spiritual wealth, Lakshmi, who is considered to have the power of > bestowing on her devotees the inexhaustible wealth. The final set of three > days is spent in worshipping the mother as the goddess of wisdom, > Saraswati. In order have all round success in life, we need the blessings > of all three aspects of the divine mother; hence, the worship for nine > nights. The last three days of the Navaratri are called Durgashtami, > Mahanavami, and Vijayadasami, and they are considered more sacred than the > other days for Devi worship. > > Ullattil Vilakku Narayanaswami Iyer family Vilakku Chinmaya Mission > Vilakku Kandeth Vilakku Sambamoorthy Iyer Vilakku Perinchery Vilakku Eazhaam > Vilakku Deshavilakku Jana Vilakku DESCRIPTION (How festival is > celebrated) > > Nine days festival starts with Ullattil Vilakku and ends with Jana > Vilakku. All these days the temple will be decorated with flowers and lamps > and various programmes are staged. The thayambaka forms an inevitable part > of every vilakku. > > *The Seventh Day of the festival is the most important and draws people > from far off places*. The responsibility to conduct the 7th day festival > is with the three Brahmin sects – Vadamal, Brihacharanam and Ashtasahasram. > From > several decades till this day, the 7th day festival is known for bringing > famous and gigantic elephants from around Kerala and for the Panchavadyam > performed on the particular day by percussionists continuing the foundation > laid by the late Pallavur trio, Late Sri Pallavur Appu Marar, Late Sri > Pallavur Manian Marar and Late Sri Pallavur Kunjukuttan Marar. This is also > substantiated by the fact the school known as 'Kerala Kala Vadya' owes its > origin to Pallavur and that the sons of the late Pallavur trio are > continuing the legendary Panchavadyam. > > Other details on navarathri festival: Day Name of Vilakku (conducting it > as a matter of Right from time immemorial) •Ullattil Vilakku (Ullattil > Family) •Narayanaswami Iyer family Vilakku •Chinmaya Mission Vilakku > •Kandeth Vilakku (Kandeth Family) •Sambamoorthy Iyer Vilakku •Perinchery > Vilakku (Perinchery Family) •Eazhaam Vilakku (Brahmin Community) > •Deshavilakku ( Deshom as a whole, all communities) •Jana Vilakku (Brahmin > Youths) •Devaswom Vilakku (if required as per traditional calendar) > > These were when the traditional festivals were celebrated with > caparisoned elephants, pomp and splendour at the Tripallavurappan temple – > the Aarattu in March – April & the Seventh Day Navaratri festival. These > are held to propitiate Lord Shiva, the presiding deity. > > Specialty of temple Pond > > The temple has a large pond outside the Western gate. It is believed to be > made to calm down the power of Lord Siva in this temple. > > Temple timings > > 5am –10 am, 5pm–8 pm > > Location: > > Pallavur is situated 22 km. south of Palakkad town on Koodallur-Nenmara > road. > > Nearest Railway Station: Palakkad (22 km) > > Nearest Airport: Coimbatore (82 km) > > Kunissery bus stop – 2.1 km > > Address of the temple > > The Excutive Officer, Tripallavur Siva Temple Tripallavur, Palakkad, Kerala > Pin code 678688. > > > > -- > 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/1417960126.174013.1747904422880%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1417960126.174013.1747904422880%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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