Vadakanthara Sree Thirupuraikkal Bhagavathi Temple — Attraction in Kerala

rom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Vadakkanthara — village — Vadakkanthara Location of Vadakkanthara in Kerala and India Coordinates 10°46′0″N 76°38′0″ECoordinates: 10°46′0″N 76°38′0″E Country India State Kerala District(s) Palakkad Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Codes[show] Vadakkanthara is a place in Palakkad district in kerala, India.[1] Vadakkanthra is known for its temple, Vadakkanthara Bhagavathy Temple and for the beauty of its natural places. It is a village in Vithara which mainly consists of Brahmins (Iyers). The majority of the people are ethnic Tamil Brahmins. [edit]Temples & festivals. Vadakkanthara Bhagavathy Temple – It is a temple in Vadakkanthara, Palakkad. Devotees believe that Kanaki (Kannagi) is the Goddess and after burning Madurai, Kanaki came to Palakkad with her own people called Moothans (A Vaisya Group with a blend of Tamil & Malayalam Culture) and settled at NadupathiMannam Place (Melamuri-Moothanthara). This Temple was demolished and ransacked by Tippu Sultan, the son of Hyder Ali during his reign at Palakkad fort. To avoid destruction of the idol, the devotees gathered there, took possession of Kanaki's idol. Her full idol (the only temple with Kanaki's full idol) is still worshipped at Karnaki Amman Temple, Moothanthara. The peedom (sitting chair) is worshipped at vadakkanthara under a tree close to Sri Vishnu Temple and the rest of her other possession are worshipped at other temples of Palakkad. There are a lot of festivals in Vadakkanthara but the main one is Vadakkanthara Veliya Villaku Vela. Thiruvenkatappan and Sastha Temple – The main temple of Vadakkanthara village people. It is managed by the people of Vadakkanthara village. They also have a function which is called Sastha Preethi which is for Lord Ayyappa once is a year. Thiruvenkattapan is Lord Sivan and the Sivan Koil also has a function called Thiruvathira, once a year. This festival is celebrated on the day of the Thiruvathira star in the malayalam month of Dhanu. Women pray for conjugal harmony and marital bliss. The Thiruvathirakkali dance is performed by women on this day. Vadakkanthara Veliya Villaku Vela – Vadakkanthara Veliya Villaku Vela happens only once every three years. All the people in Vadakkanthara gather for this occasion. Vela – It is a festival for people both in Vadakkanthara and Vadakkanthara village. [edit]References ^ Localities Under the Area of locality : Vadakkanthara This article related to a location in Palakkad district, Kerala, India is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.Ramayana parayanam vadakkanthara sri Thirupurykal Bavathi temple. By Kuttan Master...

Situated in Palakkad, Vadakkanthara Thirupuraikal Bhagavathy Temple is a famous temple dedicated to Kannagi. The temple is also known as Kannagi Amman Temple. It is the one and only Kannagi temple in Kerala where Kannagi is worshipped in full idolic form. According to the legends, Kannagi's husband, Kovalan was wrongly accused of being thief. The Madurai King ordered to execute Kovalan without a proper trial. After the death of Kovalan, a furious Kannagi burnt down the entire town. Kannagi left Madurai and came to Kerala along with her companions Kannadath and Kannangottu Pullottayyan. Kannagi gave darshan to King Shekharivarma and he built "Nadappathimannam Kshethram" for Kannahi. During Tippu's Malabar invasion, he destroyed many temples including "Nadappathimannam Kshethram". Devotees later recovered the divine Peetam and kept it at Tharavath Tharavadu in Vadakkanthara. Later, they installed (Ashtabandha Prathishta), the sanctum sanctorum below the Athi Tree (Fig) near to Vadakkanthara Sree Ramapuram Vishnu Temple and the temple is now known as Vadakkanthara Temple. The sprawling Vadakkanthara Temple complex is an excellent example of traditional Kerala architecture. To the left of the entrance is the shrine of Lord Vishnu and to the right is the shrine of Goddess Bhagavathy. Sub-shrines of Bramharakshas in the form of a Lingam, Lord Ayyappa, Lord Nagaraja and Lord Ganesha, are all facing in the direction of Goddess Bhagavathi. Lord Ganesha was inside a small Gopuram (a vertical structure). The Vadakkanthara Temple is open from 04:30 AMto 11:30 AM and from 4:30 PM to 8 PM

It is Kerala's one and only Karnaki Temple where the goddess Karnaki is worshipped in her full...

Goddess Karnaki left Madurai came to Parasurama Kshethra (present Kerala) along with her companions Kannadath and Kannangottu Pullottayyan. She travelled across Parasumaramakshethra and settled down at Melamuri. She gave darshan to King Shekharivarma and he has the one built “Nadappathimannam Kshethram” . During Tippus Malabar invasion, he destroyed many places in Palakkad including this “Nadappathimannam Kshethram”. Devotees recovered the divine “Peetam” and kept it at “Tharavath Tharavadu” in Vadakkanthara. Later, they installed (Ashtabandha Prathishta), the sanctum sanctorum below “Atthy Tree” near to Vadakkanthara Sree Ramapuram Vishnu Temple. Here, at the bottom of Atthy tree exposed to the natures variables, weather conditions, Goddess Bhagavathy exists pouring blessings to her beloved devotees. In ancient days, devotees conducted “Paana” at Pirayiri, “Koothu” at Melamuri and “ValiyaVilaku Vela” at Vadakkanthara during alternate years. Unfortunately, all these festivals faded out except Vadakkanthara ‘Valiyavilaku Vela” conducting now in a very gracious mode once in three years. The chaithanya swaroopa of Lord Parashakthi, Vadakkanthara Shree Thirupurackal Bhagavthy persists giving blessings and prosperity to all her devotees through...