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Dear Bhagavatas:
Forwarded is a write up on Divya Desams in Kerala (that appeared in another 
list) sent by
Dr. A. Sreekanth
Laboratorium für Physikalische Chemie
Wolfgang Pauli strasse, 10
ETH -Hönggerberg, HCI- F227
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Thought that this may be useful to those interested in visiting Malai Naattu 
Tirupatis.
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>Subject: Divya Desams in Kerla
>Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 09:01:41 -0400
>
>
> > Dear all
> > please accept my humble pranams. Kindly excuse me this
> > is a very long email.
>
> > I have a very small knowledge about the Kerala based
> > divyadESams, which I would like to share with you all.
> > Kindly pardon me for any mistakes committed.
> > For the people who visit Kerala temples, It is a must
> > that, for men they should wear dhothis, in
> > thriuvananthapuram they don't even permit, an
> > additional bag with you. Men has to remove the shirt
> > completely, before entering into the temple. Ladies,
> > some temples like Guruvayoor, Thiruvananthapuram etc,
> > don't permit Churidar at all. Saree will be the best
> > choice, no one will complain (it is a pain, becoz,
> > some times the temple guards behave in a bad way in
> > case of "improper dressing" and if you try to enter
> > without knowledge of dress code). There are other
> > magnificiant Vishnu temples also in kerala. One
> > another example is Thrippunithura. It is a family
> > temple of Kochi Royal family, Hosting ParamapadaNathan
> > or Poornathrayeesan. I request the bhagavathas who
> > visit thrikkakkara, also visit, this place, it is in
> > 10 KM distance from trikkakkara and it is as old as
> > trikkakkara. The deity is in Adisesha Simhasanam, with
> > an exquisite sitting posture. There are very special
> > temple timings. Most of the temples now follow the
> > Tanthra Samuchayam Kriya bhagam an old collection of
> > temple rituals, and are non agamic. The temple has a
> > thirumanjanam early in the morning, followed by the
> > first, prasanna pooja know as Usha: pooja., the second
> > pooja, is at the time of the rising Sun, around 7.00
> > AM, this is associated with a small procession of
> > Perumal, to over see the Sri Bali being done  for the
> > Dwarapalakas, Dikpalakars, and other buutha ganas and
> > vishwasksena. The fourth pooja is called PanthIradi,
> > which is done when the Nizhal gets 12 feets of length.
> > It is around 8.30 PM. Ucha PUja is the most important
> > pooja conducted, is similar to Ijya aradhanam. Many
> > important temples has a special thirumanjanam Called
> > Navakam, assosicated with this pooja. In big temples,
> > it is Panchapakshaparamanandam  that is the food for
> > perumal is associated with special Curry called Kalan,
> > OLan, Erisseri, and Mezhukku puratty, Asthram, and
> > Paysam. After that there is a second Sri Bali,
> > overseen by perumal procession. During Special days,
> > this Sri bali is replaced by Sri bhUtha Bali, which is
> > a slightly more elaborate version of it. During Annual
> > Festival Days, a much more elaborate version of it
> > which takes 7 hours to finish (in the case of Perumal
> > time varies, for other demigods) is done called
> > Uthsava Bali.  After ucha pooja around 12 pm, the
> > temple closes and reopens around 5 pm. Which is
> > associated with a deepa arathi. The night pooja,
> > called Aththazha pooja, starts around 8 pm, which is
> > followed by a third Sri Bali, again over seen by
> > perumal.
> >
> > there are 13 divyadESams based on malai Nadu, out of
> > them, there are 11 divyadESams in Kerala. (other two
> > are in the boundaries i guss, thiruvattaru for sure,
> > it is in the Tamilnadu-kerala border near to
> > Thiruvanantha puram, other one is thiruvanparisaram)
> > the Sangameswara temple at irinjalakuda, is not among
> > the mangalasasanam divya dESam. besides its associated
> > temple Thirumoozhikkalam, which is near to Mala, in
> > thrissUr district is the divyadeSam. thirikkakkarai,
> > also is not near to irinjalakkuda, it is in Cochin,
> > these are the 11 temples inside kerala
> > 1. Thiru naavaay
> > 2. Thiru viththuvakkOdu
> > 3. Thiruk kaatkarai
> > 4. Thiru mUzhikkaLam
> > 5. Thiru vallavaazh
> > 6. Thiruk kadiththaanam
> > 7. Thiruch chengkunRanUr
> > 8. Thiruppuliyur
> > 9. ThiruvaaRan viLai
> > 10. Thiru vaN vaNdUr
> > 11. Thiru anandha puram
> >
> >
> > 1. Thiru naavaay
> >
> > MOOLAVAR         :  Tirunavai Mukundan
> > Thayar: Malarmangai Naachiyaar
> > Vimanam:  Veda Vimanam
> > TEHARTAM: Senkamala Saras
> >
> > OTHER SANNIDHIES :  There are subshrines to Ganapati
> > on the south west corner and Bhagavati on the north
> > east corner.
> > This is the only divyadEsam, in Kerala which has a
> > separate sannidhi for thayar.
> >
> > The image of Navamukundan is portrayed only from above
> > the knee, the rest of the image being concealed within
> > the ground. There are interesting legends associated
> > with this state of the image. There is believed to be
> > a bottomless unexplored pit behind the image in the
> > sanctum. The Maasi makam  festival used to be
> > celebrated at this temple in great splendour on the
> > Bharatapuzha river bank for a 30 day period commencing
> > with Thaippoosam, once in 12 years (corresponding to
> > the Maha makam festival at Kumbhakonam). This
> > celebration  stopped after control of the region
> > passed on to Hyder Ali in the 18th century. It is
> > indeed the cradle of culture in northern Kerala.
> > HOW TO REACH: best travel base is Shornanur, from
> > where one can easily get into Malapuram Dist near
> > Ponnani and  situated on the banks of the river
> > Bharathapuzha.
> > The ten-day annual festival at the Thirunavaya
> > Navamukunda Temple, dedicated to Navamukunda (Lord
> > Vishnu), begins with Kodiyettam and concludes with
> > Arattu (theertha vari). The last three days are the
> > most auspicious.
> > 2. Thiru viththuvakkOdu
> >
> > MOOLAVAR         :  Uyyavanda Perumaal.
> > (Thiruvithuvakkottamman as KulaSekhara perumaL referes
> > him) Padmapani Naachiyaar
> > TEHARTAM: Chakra Theertham
> >
> > OTHER SANNIDHIES :
> > The same travel base as that of thirunavaya, it is
> > also in malappuram dist. But if you ask, somebody on
> > the road about thiruvithuvakkode, nobody will be able
> > to answer. It is popularly known as thirumittakkode,
> > or anchumurthy kovil, the temple has connections to
> > mahabharatha, and said to be installed by the
> > pandavas. The annual festival is celebrated in the
> > month of Chittirai.
> >
> > 3. Thiruk kaatkarai
> >
> > MOOLAVAR         :  Trikkakkarai Appan. Perunchelva
> > Naayaki thayar
> > TEHARTAM: kapila theertham
> >
> > OTHER SANNIDHIES :  sridevi, Ayyappan, Gopalakrishnan
> > (inside the main shrine) there is an associated siva
> > temple, just on the doorstep, which is believed to be
> > worshiped by Mahabali himself. The local practice is
> > first to go to siva temple, and then to go to katkarai
> > appan sannidhi. I lived in this place for last 5
> > years, had a daily darshan of katkarai appan.
> > Besides this there is a shrine of a Brahma Rakshas,
> > also, out side the temple., the shrine has
> > associations with the temple
> > HOW TO REACH: it is situated, close to the Cochin
> > University of Science and Technology. So on the route
> > to Eranakulam from Thrissur at NH 47, one has to
> > deviate from South Kalamassery (this is 5 km after
> > Alwyae junction which has a big Railway stn).
> > In the month of Sravanam starting from the star
> > Hastham till Thiruvonam is the annual Festival, which
> > is also the festivals for keralites, Onam.
> >
> > 4. Thiru mUzhikkaLam
> >
> > MOOLAVAR         :  Moozhikkalattappan (Lakshmana
> > Perumaal)
> > TEHARTAM: Shankha Theertham
> > This shrine is associated with legends from the
> > Ramayanam.   Legend has it that while Bharata the
> > brother of Rama and Lakshmana, came to invite Rama,
> > then in exile, to take over the reins of the kingdom,
> > an angry Lakshmana suspecting Bharata's intentions
> > intended to kill him; however, Bharata's innocence was
> > very soon revealed, and then the two of them offered
> > worship together at Tirumoozhikkalam. Worship is
> > offered to Rama, Sita and Hanuman at this spot
> > acknowledging their presence.
> > No music is played during worship services here,
> > unlike other temples.
> > The annual festival which falls in the malayalam month
> > of Makaram used to be an occasion of great festivity,
> > with performances of koothu and Koodiyaattam for a 41
> > day period (in the temple Koothambalam).
> > Associated closely with this temple are temples
> > dedicated to Bharata at Irinjalakuda Rama at Triprayar
> > and to Satrugna at Payammel.
> > The temple was Sacked by during Tippus invation, like
> > the temple at Thiruvanjikkalam. The image of the
> > presiding deity is in a damage . A silver kavacam or
> > armour was made as a covering for the image; however
> > soon after installation of the kavacam an attempt was
> > made to steal it. Afterwards a Devapransam was
> > conducted, which insisted that the perumal wanted to
> > be in that state only, he didn't want to hide the
> > damage or replace the moolavar. Since then it stays
> > like that.
> > For the people who travel from GuruvayUr, towards,
> > trikkakkara, the best is to cover thiruMUZhikkalam
> > first. Infact, it is a practice in Kerala, during the
> > Ramayana month (Adi month) to visit the four temples
> > Thriprayar, irinjalakkudai, moozhikkalam, and payummal
> > on the same day it self. One can infact finish this on
> > the same day, if you are in a vehicle, and this is en
> > route to cochin from guruvayUr, if you adopt the route
> > through the NH 17 and then switch to NH 47. (if you
> > stick on to NH 17 alone, it is not possible to reach
> > moozhikkalam directly.)
> >
> > 5. Thiru vallavaazh
> >
> > MOOLAVAR         :   Sri Vallabhan.
> > There is a subshrine to Vishwaksena, in the north east
> > corner of the inner prakaram, facing south. Vallabha
> > is portrayed as bearing a conch, a discus and a lotus.
> > Chakraththazhvar is seen through the west cardinal
> > door of the sanctum is held in worship and is believed
> > to have been installed in the 13th century. Much of
> > the present form of the temple dates back to the 14th
> > century. Festivals: A one day festival is conducted in
> > the month of May when images of deities (Bhagawati)
> > from the Kavil, Padappaad and Alamthurathu temples are
> > brought in decorated palanquins to this temple and
> > brought in through the northern entrance of the temple
> > in great splendor and are given offerings of new
> > clothes and the likes prior to their return to their
> > respective temples. It is only on this day that the
> > northern entrance is opened.
> > HOW TO REACH: the comfortable staying place, is
> > Kottaym, from which thiruvalla town is in 1hour
> > distance. But thiruvalla is also a developing town.
> > The following five temples, Thiruvalla,
> > Trikkodithanam, thirichittar (don't ask
> > thiruchengannur), thirupuliYUr, Aranmulai and
> > thiruvanvandoor are also considered to be consecrated
> > by the pandavas (except thiruvalla). And it is also a
> > practice of the south keralaites, to go to all these
> > five temples (except thiruvalla other five are
> > together called Anchambalam)  in one day. That means
> > they are situated in and around thriruvalla,
> > chengannoor and aranmula. This place is one of the
> > base camp of Sabarimala temple so, if you want to have
> > a better calmly darsan avoid sabarimala Season.
> >
> > 6. Thiruk kadiththaanam
> >
> > MOOLAVAR         :  Amrita Narayanan
> > Tirukkodittanam  is one of the five ancient shrines in
> > the Chengannur area of Kerala, connected with the
> > Mahabharatam. (thiruchittar - Yuddhishtra,
> > Tiruppuliyur - Bheema, Aranmula - Arjuna, Tiruvamundur
> > - Nakula and Tirukkadittaanam - Sahadeva). It is
> > located near the town of Changanacheri near Kottayam.
> > There are subshrines to Narasimha and Dakshinamurthy
> > here.  The Narasimha image is said to date back to the
> > Vijayanagara period. Deepa Mahotsavam is celebrated
> > in the month of Vrischikam (Nov 15 - Dec 15). This
> > festival is said to commemorate the self immolation of
> > Madri the mother of Sahadevan. In this unique
> > festival, plantain leaves are arranged in the form of
> > a pyre, and torches are inserted and lighted to the
> > accompaniment of unique percussion instruments.
> >
> > 7. Thiruch chengkunRanUr
> > The better used name is thrichittaru, becoz, there is
> > a huge siva temple at chengannur. So if you ask
> > chengannur, people will simply direct you there.
> >
> > MOOLAVAR         :   Imaiavarappan,
> > In its good days, this temple's annual festival in the
> > malayalam month of Meenam (this is that particular
> > month, I don't know tamil name) witnessed elaborate
> > celebrationss with performances of Chakkiyar koothy,
> > Koodiyattam etc.
> >
> > 8. Thiruppuliyur
> >
> > MOOLAVAR         :  Maayappiraan (Kuttanattu
> > thiruppuliyoor as inscribed by Nammazhvar). local
> > legends associated with feudal warfare amongst the
> > local rulers and the priests are also associated with
> > this temple. It is believed that this temple lay
> > without worship for a 200 year period after which it
> > was consecrated and reopened.
> >
> > 9. ThiruvaaRan viLai
> >
> > MOOLAVAR         :   Parthasarathy (Tirukkuralappan)
> > Aranmula is a beautiful village  located further
> > inland from Chengannur, (9 km west) on the left bank
> > of the Pampa river. The temple has four towers over
> > its entrances on its outer wall. The eastern tower is
> > accessed through a flight of 18 steps. Descending 57
> > steps through the northern tower, one can reach the
> > Pampa river.Aranmula Boat Race is done on the
> > Uthrashada star after the thiruvonam star, in the
> > month of Avani. On thiruvonam day there are special
> > rituals and thadiyaradhanam, is done for thousands of
> > people, and the person who leads the festival, takes
> > fasting on Onam day (which is very unusual). The
> > temple was consecrated by Arjuna. And there is no
> > other shirine other than parthasarathy, and Balarama.
> > The annual festival is again falling in this month (I
> > am not sure, it is over or not), and the last days are
> > very special becoz, one day perumal comes out in
> > Garuda vahanam, I think this is the only temple in
> > Kerala has a Garuda Sevai.
> > 10. Thiru vaN vaNdUr
> >
> > MOOLAVAR         :  Kamalanathan
> > The deity Kamalanathan is portrayed in a standing
> > posture; the name Pambaniyappan which also refers to
> > Kamalanathan arises from the fact the river Pampa
> > cicrles the town (Pampa nadi appan). There is also a
> > shrine to Gopalakrishnan here.
> >
> >
> > 11. Thiru anandha puram
> >
> > MOOLAVAR         :  Anantha padmanabhan
> > I have no words to describe this temple. It is the
> > sriramgam of Kerala. Hosting one of the largest Sayana
> > Perumals. There is also a narasimham and a Krishna
> > sannidhi. The place, which the temple hosted is in the
> > heart of the city of Thiruvanantha puram. The
> > theertham is known as padma theertham.  Huge temple
> > structure was said to be renovated, including the
> > moolavar, by Marthanda Varma the great who is a late
> > successr of Kulashekara perumal Azhavar. In 1750 he
> > took over the charge of the kingdom as padmanabha
> > Dasan. The official title of the kings of Travancore
> > is Still Kulasekhara perumal. Among them the first
> > being the azhwar, the second one being a Nayanar,
> > third one a Muslim, since then the royal family stayed
> > belonging to Sankaracharyas tradition. Martanda Varma
> > of the Travancore Kingdom, in a spectacular ceremony
> > in 1750 surrendered the kingdom to the presiding deity
> > of the temple, and received it back as a fiefdom and
> > ruled Travancore as a servant of Padmanabhan; all of
> > his successors adopted this custom. Much of the
> > present structure dates back to the period of Martanda
> > Varma, who made several renovations and built the
> > eastern gopuram, which got completed by 1798.
> > The  flagstaff  is enclosed in a casing of gold. The
> > Kulasekhara mandapam near the flagstaff has fine
> > sculptures dating back to the 17th century. The long
> > prakaram, with a terraced roof with 324 columns,
> > mesaures 540 feet by 325 feet, and is about 24 feet
> > wide. It has two rows of granite pillars, and every
> > pillar bears an image of a Deepalakshmi. Also here are
> > images of yalis (mythological animal), with non
> > removable stone balls in their mouths. (thanks to
> > templenet.com)
> > There are two annual festivals here - one in the month
> > of Pankuni (Pisces-Meenam) March 15-April14, and the
> > other in Aippasi (Tulaa-Libra) (Oct-Nov). one of which
> > has a theertha vary in the Samkhum mukham beach. Which
> > is associated by the great royal procession. King of
> > travencore, still Guards the procession, followed by
> > the special Police squads, of Kerala police. The
> > procession is a feat to eyes.
> > HOW TO REACH: five minutes distance from
> > Thiruvanathapuram Railway station. The place is known
> > as Kizhakke Kotta (or East Fort).
> >
> > ======================
> > Dr. A. Sreekanth
> > Laboratorium für Physikalische Chemie
> > Wolfgang Pauli strasse, 10
> > ETH -Hönggerberg, HCI- F227
> > CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
> > Tel:  +41-44-6325702 (off)
> >        +41-44-435400915 (home)
> >        +41-792474952 (handy)
> > E-mail: sran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > URL: http:/www.esr.ethz.ch
> >
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