TALI SHIVA TEMPLE-FORWARD I had been theDivisional Engineer at Calicut from 1996 to 1998 middle. When time permitted Iused to go to the temple along with myyoung colleague Mr Gopalan, who is avadakalai Iyengar from Chennai. According to him worshipping in temple is important,not whether it is Vaishnavite or Saivate temple. Along with single namam heused to wear holy ash also in the fore-head. His remembrance came to me todayand thought of writing about the famous Thali temple. The temple is medium crowded temple . A goodvegetarian restaurant is available near the temple. (Most restaurants are NV and V combined)The information is compiled from two websites and it is a FORWARD.
>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Website http://www.calicuttalimahakshetra.com/ 1 Introduction Tali Shiva Templeor Tali Mahakshetram is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, situatedin the heart of the Kozhikode city, Kerala. The temple was built in the 14th Century by Zamorin of Calicut. 2 History Tali temple is oneof the oldest temples in Kozhikode. The temple was built by Swamy Thirumulapad. Thefounding and prosperity of Kozhikode city is closely linked with the sanctityof this ancient temple. It is believed that the lingam in the sanctum of the Temple was installedtowards the end of Dvapara Yuga by Sri. Parasurama. The posture in the sanctum is that of Umamaheswara. Though this divine power existed from timeimmemorial, the attention of the citizens of Kozhikode was (bestowed on thetemple) only by about 1500 years ago. Later on the temple reached its zenithduring the rule of the Zamorin of Calicut,(also known as Samoothiri)who had theprestigious title Sailabdheswara. The temple to itspresent state was built in the 14th century. 3 Thali Maha Kshetram Timings, History, Puja Schedule –Kozhikode Siva Temple Tali Kshetram is anancient temple in the heart of Kozhikode town. Lord Shiva is the presidingdeity. The Jyothirlingam in the Sanctum Sanctorum is believed to have beeninstalled by Lord Parasuraman. The temple is one km to the east of Kozhikode railway station.It is surrounded by the Palayam market. Only Hindus areallowed inside the temple. There is a strict dress code in the Temple. Men haveto wear mundu. Mundus are available on rent with a nominal fee and New Mundusare also available. Women should wear saree or salwar kameez. Young girls arepermitted to use long skirts with blouses. This was the family temple of the Zamorins who had ruledKozhikode. Although the temple is now under MalabarDevaswom, the Zamorin is the managing trustee. The temple is builtin traditional Kerala architectural style. The two-storied sanctum-sanctorum isin the shape of a chariot. It is adorned with murals and granite sculptures ofLord Shiva’s retinue. Inside Sree Kovildeities of Tali Ganapathy, Thevarathil Ganapathy and Thrumandhakunnu Bhagavathyare installed. Sree Krishna, Thevarathil Bhagavathy, Lord Ayyappa, Sri Vishnuand Nagam are installed outside Shiva Temple. Sree Valayanad Bhagavati idol isinstalled inside Sree Krishna Temple. There is a small Narasimha Moorthy templeon the southern side of the Sri Vishnu Temple. 4 Thali Maha Kshetram Timings: Morning: 4:30 AM to11:00 AM Evening: and 5:00PM to 8:30 PM 5 Thali Maha Kshetram Puja Schedule: Nadathurakkal Abishekam is the first puja. It starts at4:30 AM.This puja takes place at Sivakshetram. Dhara Usha poojatakes place at Sivakshetram. This worship is at 5:30 AM. Ganapathihomam pujais at 6:00 AM. It takes place at the Nalambalam temple. Ravilathe worshipis at 6:30 AM. The puja takes place at Sivakshetram. At 7:00 AM and 7:15AM, Seeveli Pooja takes place both at Sivakshetram and Krishnakshetram. Navagraha Pooja along with Mrithyunjaya Homamtakes place at 7.30 am. It is at Sivakshetram temple. Pantheeradi Puja isat 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM. This is first at Krishnakshetram shrine and then atSivakshetram. Lakshminarayana Pooja also takes place at Krishnakshetram but at8:30 AM. Ucha Pooja takesplace at 9:45 AM and then at 10:00 AM; first at Krishnakshetram and then atSivakshetram. Seeveli worshiptakes place at 10:30 AM and then at 10:45 AM; first at Krishnakshetram and thenat Sivakshetram. Nadayadaykkal worship is at 11:00 AM. It takes place atNalambalam. Nadathurakkaloccurs at 5:00 PM. This takes place at Krishnakshetram and Sivakshetram. Dheep Aaradhana isat 6:30 PM. This takes place at Krishnakshetram and Sivakshetram. This is asacred moment as the priests worship with traditional towered oiled lamps andto the beats of drums. Umamaheshwara Pujaand Bhaghavathi Seva take place at 7:00 PM. It is both at Sivakshetram andNalambalam. Athaazha puja is at7:30 PM. It is first at Krishnakshetram and then at Sivakshetram. 8:00 PM is the timefor Seeveli at Sivakshetram. The day ends withTrippuka, Nadayadaykkal at 8:30 PM. It takes place at Krishnakshetram andSivakshetram. Vazhipadu is a special puja. It takes place on specialrequests from the devotees. People interested inperforming this puja need to book 3 days before the date. Also, worshipers canbook for Vazhipadu online. Appam, Vilakku,Maala, Nei Vilakku, Pin Vilakku, Ganapathi Homam, Ashtadravya Ganapathi Homam,Mrithyunjaya Homam, Dhara, Karuka Homam, Koovala mala, Uma Maheswara pooja andAda are some of the special worships. 6 ThaliMaha Temple History: Tali Maha Kshetramis one of the oldest temples in Kozhikode. The temple was built by SwamyThirumulapad. …… The temple was almost damaged when Tipu Sultan invadedKozhikode in the 18th century. Shrinewas renovated in 1964. Revathi Pattathanam function started at thistemple. Eminent people and philosophers came to this function. BharathaMeemamsa, Prabhakara Meemamsa, Vedanta Meemamsa and Vyakarana were discussed atthe functions. During the 15th and 16th centuries, eighteen poets came to thisfunction. This function also takes place at present. Some historians believethe temple was made even before the city was built. Note:Cameras,mobiles and all other electronic items are strictly prohibited inside thetemple. 7 How to reach Tali Maha Kshetram Map: By Air:The Calicut InternationalAirport is just 23 km from the Temple. There are private vehicles availablefrom the airport which can take you directly to the temple. By Rail:Kozhikode railway station isthe nearest Railway station. There are regular trains from almost all majorcities. By Road: Privaterun A/C and Non-A/C buses are available from all major cities. Besides theseluxury and semi-deluxe buses are available from KSRTC. 8.Places Near Tali Maha Kshetram: Bala SubramaniaTemple Varakkal Devi Temple Valayanad DeviTemple Pattalapalli Mother of God Cathedral 9 Tali Maha Kshetram Address: Tali oad,Markazudaawa,Palayam,Kozhikode,Kerala– 673002.Phone: 0495 270 3610 -- 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/182198638.1286035.1654791528492%40mail.yahoo.com.
