PALLAVUR SIVA TEMPLE, PALLAVUR, PALGHAT DISTRICT-KERALA-COMPILED Introduction
The PallavurLord Siva temple is over 1,500 years old, and comes under the Malabar DevaswomBoard. A large four-sided stone wall surrounds the temple, with an entrance onthe southern side. The wallis not fully completed and it is said that it was constructed by Bhootha Ganasof Lord Siva in one night. It is one of the 108 Shiva temples in Kerala.The temple is also associated with the Pallavur brothers, renowned for their traditionalKerala percussion. Key aspects of the temple's history: Establishment:The temple is believed to have been established during the Pallava dynasty. Significance: It is considered one of the 108 Shivatemples in Kerala. Legend: A legend suggests that Khara, a characterfrom the Ramayana, installed the Shiva linga at the temple. Pallavur Brothers: The temple is associated with thePallavur brothers, who were instrumental in popularizing traditional Keralapercussion. Architecture: The temple has a unique Kerala-stylearchitecture, with a notable high stone temple compound wall. Navaratri Festival: The temple is known for hostingthe Navaratri festival, a celebration dedicated to the worship of the Hindudeity Durga, according to Kerala Tourism. Legend: The temple isone of the oldest and ancient temples of Kerala. Legend says that Kharaconsecrated the idol here along with the idols at Thrippalur and Ayiloor at atime. Giant Kara gotthree shiva lingams, after his prolonged Thapas, and he carried these Lingamsone in his right hand, second in left hand and third one in the mouth bitten byteeth. He installed the right handLingam at Ayalur, Left hand Lingam in Thrippalur and one carried by teeth at Pallavur.All these temples aresituated within five kilometers. Mentioned in history as one of the 108 Shiva temples ofKerala, it is believed that Khara (of Ramayana fame) installed the idol by histeeth. Hence, the namePallavur. History It isbelieved that the structures of temple were constructed by Pallavas of Kanchiin their architectural style. It is also said that the Pallavur was the second capital ofPallava Kingdom and hence the place got the name Pallavur (land ofPallavas). Later the temple came to the control of five Namboodiri families andthey managed the temple administration till 1945. During Tippu Sultan’s periodthe temple was attacked, they did not succeed in uprooting the deity. On thisaccount, the siva linga can be seen slightly tilted. Entrance Entrance tothe temple is from the southern side. Main deity Lord Siva . Deity:Lord Siva in the form of Rudraksha sila linga is the principal deity. The deity is slanting toone side because of the attack of Tipu sulthan, trying to removing the lingausing elephants, but failed in the attempt. Other deities GoddessParvathy,Lord Ganapathy, Lord Subramanya with His consorts, Nagas etc. Poojas and offerings As in othersiva temples for Lord Siva and other sub deities. Temple timings 5 am –10 am,5 pm–8 pm Administration HR&CEDepartment took over the control and now the temple is under the control ofMalabar Devaswom Board. Pallavur Trio Pallavur isfamous for the Pallavur Trio, a traditional percussion group from the villagewhich specialised in styles like thayambaka, edakka, sopana sangeetham, melamand panchavadyam. The group comprised the three brothers Appu Marar, ManianMarar and Kunjukutta Marar. Location: Pallavur issituated 22 km. south of Palakkad town on Koodallur-Nenmara road. NearestRailway Station: Palakkad (22 km) NearestAirport: Coimbatore (82 km) Navarathri festival Navaratri is a festival dedicated to the worship of the Hindudeity Durga. The word Navratri means 'nine nights' in Sanskrit, Nava meaningnine 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. Themajor story associated with Navratri is the battle between the great GoddessDurga and the demon Mahishasura, who represents Egotism. According to a Puraniclegend, the mighty demon Mahishasura defeated the gods and their king Indra.They then approached Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshwar, who decided to destroy thedemon. So they all combinedtheir energies, and gave rise to Shakti and appealed to Goddess Durga tocome to their aid. Goddess Durga equipped with lethal weapons and riding aferocious lion, the Goddess in all her awesome majesty, destroyed the evil onewithout much ado. The 10th day, on which the goddess killed Mahishasura, iscelebrated as Dusshera or Vijayadashami as the victory of good over evil. Dussehra (tenth day) is one of the significant Hindufestivals, celebrated with pomp and fervour all over the country. Navaratri is divided into sets ofthree days to adore different aspects of the supreme goddess. On thefirst three days, the Mother is invoked as a powerful force called Durga in order to destroy allour impurities, vices and defects. The next three days, the Mother is adored asa giver of spiritual wealth, Lakshmi,who is considered to have the power of bestowing on her devotees theinexhaustible wealth. The final set of three days is spent in worshipping themother as the goddess of wisdom,Saraswati. In order have all round success in life, we need theblessings of all three aspects of the divine mother; hence, the worship fornine nights. The last three days of the Navaratri are called Durgashtami,Mahanavami, and Vijayadasami, and they are considered more sacred than theother days for Devi worship. Ullattil Vilakku Narayanaswami Iyer family Vilakku ChinmayaMission Vilakku Kandeth Vilakku Sambamoorthy Iyer Vilakku PerincheryVilakku Eazhaam VilakkuDeshavilakku Jana Vilakku DESCRIPTION (How festival is celebrated) Nine days festival starts with Ullattil Vilakku and ends withJana Vilakku. All these days the temple will be decorated with flowers andlamps and various programmes are staged. The thayambaka forms an inevitablepart of every vilakku. The Seventh Day of thefestival is the most important and draws people from far off places. Theresponsibility to conduct the 7th day festival is with the three Brahmin sects– Vadamal, Brihacharanam and Ashtasahasram. From several decades till this day, the 7thday festival is known for bringing famous and gigantic elephants from aroundKerala and for the Panchavadyam performed on the particular day bypercussionists continuing the foundation laid by the late Pallavur trio, LateSri Pallavur Appu Marar, Late Sri Pallavur Manian Marar and Late Sri Pallavur KunjukuttanMarar. This is also substantiated by the fact the school known as 'Kerala KalaVadya' owes its origin to Pallavur and that the sons of the late Pallavur trioare 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 •PerincheryVilakku (Perinchery Family) •Eazhaam Vilakku (Brahmin Community) •Deshavilakku( Deshom as a whole, all communities) •Jana Vilakku (Brahmin Youths) •DevaswomVilakku (if required as per traditional calendar) The traditional festivals are celebrated with caparisonedelephants, pomp and splendour at the Tripallavurappan temple – the Aarattu inMarch – April & the Seventh Day Navaratri festival. These are held topropitiate Lord Shiva, the presiding deity. Address of the temple The Excutive Officer, Tripallavur Siva Temple Tripallavur,Palakkad, Kerala Pin code 678688. Gopalakrishnan 23-5-2025 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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