THRIPPALURMAHA SHIVA TEMPLE, PULLODE, PALGHAT DISTRICT-KERALA- COMPILED Introduction
Thrippalur Siva Temple is located on the banks of the Gayatri river at Alathur of PalakkadDistrict in Kerala Sri Parashurama is the sixth Avatar of LordVishnu and He established 108 Shiva Temples, 108 Bhagavathy temples and 108Dharma Sastha temples in Kerala. This temple is one mong the 108 Shiva temples.References to this temple are found in many of the classics of MalayalamLiterature. The temple is dedicated to Lord Narasimha and Lord Krishna inaddition to Lord Shiva. Temple complex The temple complex having three main sreekovil for LordShiva, Lord Krishna and Lord Narasimha. The two-storey intricate carvings onthe shrine of Lord Shiva reflect its antiquity. The Sanctum Sanctorum of LordShiva and Lord Krishna are in square shape. The shrine lord Narasimha iscircular. All the deities are facing east. The interior of thetemple is covered with polished granite stones. The well-packed small spacegives its atmosphere an antique feel. On the east side of the temple, there isa kind of old paintings on the wall that appear to have been built by a devoteeof Thrippalur Shiva on closer inspection. These painting are only a centuryold. The temple has a large pond outside the western temple gate. It isbelieved that the temple was built to calm the power of Lord Shiva. History Though the history of the temple is difficult to trace, itwas once under the control of the Kavalappara Swarupam of Palakkad Kings. Main Deities Siva, Narasimha & Sreekrishnan are the main pratisthas Sub deities The temple has sub-deities of Ganapathi, Subramanya, Ayyappaand Nagas. Poojas As in other Siva, Narasimha and Krishna temples Festivals The main annual festival in the shrine is observed on the Amavasya day in Thulam month whichcoincides with Diwali. Specialty Shiva is offered Navakam Sreeveli in the temple. Temple timings 5:30–10:30 am, 5:30–7:30 pm Administration The Thrippalur Mahadeva Temple, also known as Thrippalur SivaTemple, is managed by the Pambummekkattu Mana. The head of the PambummekkattuMana is P.S Jadhadevan Namboodiri. Address of the temple Thrippalur Maha Shiva Temple, Pullode, Kerala 678542 How to reach thetemple Get down at Thrippalur from Palakkad-Trichur bus. Gopalakrishnan 23-5-2025 -- 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/1477097356.342881.1747968074464%40mail.yahoo.com.
