MALAYALAPPUZHA DEVI TEMPLE-FORWARD Dear friends,
I have visited the MalayalappuzhaDevi Temple on a hill top near Pathanamthitta near to my home town in Keralawhile a big yanja was going on in the temple . This yanjam in thetemple was about 22 years back.At that time many Brahmins participated in yanja. My brother’s co brother wasone among them. I thought of writing about this temple today and found abeautiful description in Wikipedia. I thought of forwarding the same. Sincerely, Gopalakrishnan08-06-2022 Introduction Malayalappuzha DeviTemple is a Bhadrakali temple situated at Malayalappuzha in Pathanamthitta inKerala, India. It is believed that the temple was built more than 1000 years ago. In the temple,Bhadrakali is seen in a ferocious form soon after the killing of the demon, Darika.The main idol is 5.5 feet high, made from katu sarkara yogam. In addition tothis idol, two other idols are also erected inside the sanctum sanctorum; oneused for abhisheka and the other for sreebali, a daily ritual. 2 WORSHIPING Malayalapuzha Deviis believed to grant boons for extending prosperity to all the devotees. Thegoddess is worshiped for protecting the devotee from enemies, getting theunmarried girls married, obtaining job for the unemployed, and helpingbusinesses flourish. This popular belief and faith makes the temple visited bydevotees from far locations. The devi is also known as Goddess Idathattil Bhagwathi 3 Legend Once upon a time,two people belonging to the Namboothiri caste of northern Travancore weremeditating at Mookambikatemple. They had with them an idol of Bhadrakali. After theirmeditation for a prolonged period, they received an oracle from Bhadrakali that the idol will have herperpetual presence. The Namboothiris continued their pilgrimage withthe idol in their possession. As they became too old to continue theirpilgrimage, Bhadrakaliappeared before them and advised that Malayalappuzha was the ideal place toerect the idol. Following her advice, the Namboothiris reachedMalayappuzha and erected the idol. 4 Features Malayalapuzha DeviTemple features beautiful wall paintings and artistic stone carvings. The temple features a uniquestatue of Goddess Parvati feeding baby Ganapathy on her lap. An idolof Veera Bhadra can be seen on the entry to the sanctum. Sub deities in the temple areBrahma Rakshas, Nagaraja and a swayambu Shiva Linga. 5 Festival The annual festivalis celebrated for 11 days. The festival starts on the Thiruvathira nakshtra inthe Kumba masam (February – March). Kathakali is conducted on the fourth andfifth day. 6 Worahipping Hours The temple is openfor darshan from 5 AM to 1 PM and in the evening 5 PM to 8 PM. 7Contact Details and reaching temple MalayalapuzhaDevaswam Phone Number is +91 468 2300260 Chengannur RailwayStation, around 33 km, is the nearest major station for those coming in train.Thiruvalla Railway Station is 38.5 km away. Trivandrum International Airport isthe nearest air terminal around 107 km away. -- 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 on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1167649232.370948.1654696916122%40mail.yahoo.com.
