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Kalarivathukkal Temple
Kalarivathukkal Bhagavathy Temple, ''Bhadrakali Shrine'' located near Valapattanam river. The deity of the shrine is the fierce form of ''Bhadrakali''. ''Kalarivathukkal Bhagavathy'' is considered as the mother of the ancient martial art ''Kalarippayattu'' and hence the name. The shrine is administered by ''Malabar Devaswom Board'' and classified as ''Category A'' Temple of the board. Kalarivathukkal has come from the word Kalari Vaatilkal. Legend The holy shrine is one of the Devi temple triads of the erstwhile Chirakkal Kingdom. The other two being ''Cherukunnu Annapoornashwari Temple'' and ''Tiruvarkadu Bhagavathy Temple''(''Madayi kavu''). The mythology says that Annapoornashwari came from Kasi to Chirakkal in a boat along with ''Kalarivatukkalamma and Madayikkavilamma'' who were her mates; to see the Krishna Temple and never returned. The Kolathiris relocated their capital from ''Ezhimala'' to ''Chirakkal'' near Valapattanam river . They were in recorded history known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since 2023; and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations averag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganapathi
Ganesha or Ganesh (, , ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in the Ganapatya sect. His depictions are found throughout India. Hindu denominations worship him regardless of affiliations. Devotion to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to Jains and Buddhists and beyond India. Although Ganesha has many attributes, he is readily identified by his elephant head and four arms. He is widely revered, more specifically, as the remover of obstacles and bringer of good luck; the patron of arts and sciences; and the deva of intellect and wisdom. As the god of beginnings, he is honoured at the start of rites and ceremonies. Ganesha is also invoked during writing sessions as a patron of letters and learning., Vigna means obstacles Nasha means destroy. These ideas are so common that Courtright uses them in the title of his book, ''Ganesha: Lord of Obstacles, Lord of Beginnings' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panayannarkavu
Panayannarkavu is a small village In Thiruvalla Sub-District on Parumala Island in the Pamba River in Thiruvalla taluk of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala, India. The village is known for the presence of the Parumala Valiya Panayannarkavu Devi Temple, of which Saptha matha (Seven Goddess) is the presiding power. There is also a temple of Siva on the premises. Panayannarkavu is from Mannar, a village known for its bell-metal lamps and vessels. Until recently, esoteric tantric rituals were conducted in this Saktheya temple. See also 13 Shakteya Temples of Kerala # Mannampurath Kavu, Neeleswaram # Thiruvarkkattu Kavu (Madaayi Kavu), Pazhayangadi # Kalari Vatulkkal Kavu, Valapattanam # Mamanikkunnu Kavu, Irikkur # Thiruvancheri Kavu, Kuthuparamba # Kaliyam Kavu, Vadakara, Edacheri # Pishari Kavu, Koyilandi, Kollam(Malabar) # Thiruvalayanaadu Kavu, Kozhikode # Kodikkunnathu Kavu, Pattambi # Thirumandham kunnu Kavu, Angadippuram # Kodungallur Kavu, Thrissur # Muthoot Kavu, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple
Sree Kurumba Bhagavati Temple (alternatively Kodungallur Kav) is a Hindu temple at Kodungallur, Thrissur District, Kerala state, India. It is dedicated to the goddess Bhadrakali, a form of Kali, Mahakali worshipped and significantly revered in Kerala. The goddess is known also by the names ''"Sri Kurumba"'' (The Mother of Kodungallur). This temple is the head of 64 Bhadrakali kavus in Malabar district, Malabar. This Kali, Mahakali temple is one of the oldest functioning temples in India. The goddess of the temple represents the goddess in her fierce ('ugra') form, facing North, featuring eight hands with various attributes. One is holding the head of the demon king Daruka, another a sickle-shaped sword, next an anklet, another a bell, among others. The temple is often accredited as the original form of Goddess Kali. During the reign of Kulasekhara dynasty (Second Cheras), Later Cheras, Mahodayapuram (Kodungallur) was the capital of the Chera empire and one of the most importa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirumandhamkunnu Temple
Thirumandhamkunnu Temple is a historically significant Hindu temple in Angadipuram, which was the capital of Valluvanad Rajavamsham, in Malappuram district, Kerala state, South India. The temple deity, ''Thirumandhamkunnil amma'', was the paradevatha (official goddess) of the kings of Valluvanad, the local feudal kings ruled the area in the Middle Ages. The Nair warriors (called Chavers, literally "martyrs") of Valluvanad king set out from this temple to Thirunavaya, to participate in the famous Mamankam festival. A memorial structure called the ''chaver thara'' ("platform of the martyrs") can be found in front of the main entrance of the Thirumanthamkunnu Temple. The temple is also an important pilgrim center, especially for the eleven-day-long annual festival celebrated in March and April months of the Gregorian calendar. The "principal deity" of temple is Lord Shiva. But the famous deity is Sree Bhadrakali or Sree Parvathy, locally known as ''Thirumandhamkunnilamma'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pisharikavu
Pisharikavu Temple is a temple of the Hindu goddess Bhadrakali at Kollam, Koyilandy, Kozhikode district, North Malabar region of Kerala state of south India. References {{reflist Hindu temples in Kozhikode district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiruvancheri Kavu
Thiruvancheri Kavu is located near Kuthuparamba, Kannur district, Kerala. It is a site of ancient worship where Shakteya rituals are performed. The temple is notable for its integration of Shakta and Shaiva traditions. It is one of the 13 Shakteya temples in Kerala related to Kashmir Shaivism. The temple was destroyed 200 250 years ago. The Kingdom of Kottayam initiated rebuilding the temple after finding the destroyed remains. The deity is the family goddess of the western branch of the Kingdom of Kottayam. Pazhassi Raja belongs to this family. Temple architecture and deities Thiruvanjeri Kavu is designed according to the traditional Kerala temple architecture known as Rurujith Vidhanam. The temple complex houses two sanctum sanctorum where the deities Bhadrakali, Saptha Mathrukkal, Ganapathy, and Virabhadra are enshrined facing the sanctum sanctorum of Shiva Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh and Hara, is one of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annapurneshwari Temple, Cherukunnu
Annapoorneshwari Temple is a Hindu temple situated in Kannur, Kerala. The deity is worshipped as Annapurneshwari ( Annapurna), the goddess of food. About the Temple At this temple, Lord Krishna is co-located along with Goddess Sree Annapoorneswari. It is believed that Sree Annapoorneswari did visit the shrine A shrine ( "case or chest for books or papers"; Old French: ''escrin'' "box or case") is a sacred space">-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ...: ''escri ... which was under the sea, centuries ago.{{cite web, last=Shalini, title=Cherukunnu Annapurneshwari Temple in Kannur Kerala, url=http://www.hindudevotionalblog.com/2011/07/cherukunnu-annapoorneshwari-temple-in.html Story of Temple The temple was formally a Vishnu/Krishna Temple, dating back some 1500 years. The temple after Amma's Prathishta (giving sacred power to the idol of Annapoorneshwari) was built by Avittam thirun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajarajeshwara Temple
The Rajarajeshwara Temple is a Hindu temple in Taliparamba, Kannur district, Kerala, India, dedicated to Shiva. It is one of the 108 Shiva Temples of Kerala and one of the Dwadasha Shivalayam (12 important Shiva temples of ancient Kerala, stretching from Gokarnam to Kanyakumari.) Iconography Temple rituals and practices are associated with different aspects of Shiva's worship: asceticism and liberation (moksha) during the day, and prosperity (aishwaryam) at night. In the Rajarajeshwaram Temple, Shiva is represented in his prominent form, riding Nandi, the sacred white bull. His posture is notable for his feet being placed upon Kumbhodara, a Shiva Gana with a lion's countenance. The Ashta Bhairavas, and the key leaders of Shiva's retinue(The Shiva Gana)— Analodbhava, Nikumbha, Kumbhodara, Herambha, and Bhingiriti—serve as his guards around Nandi. Here Shiva is along with Shakti, he is accompanied by his children, Veerabhadra and Bhadrakali, who emerged from his very esse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Malabar
North Malabar refers to the geographic area of southwest India covering the state of Kerala State, Kerala's present day Kasaragod district, Kasaragod and Kannur district, Kannur districts, Mananthavady taluk of the Wayanad District, Wayanad district, the taluks of Vatakara and Koyilandy in the Kozhikode District, Kozhikode district, and the entire Mahe district of the Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry UT. The Korapuzha, Korapuzha River or Elanthur River in north Kozhikode serves as the border separating North and South Malabar. Manjeshwaram taluk, Manjeswaram marks the northern border between North Malabar and Dakshina Kannada. The North Malabar region is bounded by Dakshina Kannada (Mangalore) to north, the hilly regions of Kodagu and Mysore Plateau to east, South Malabar (Korapuzha) to south, and Arabian Sea to west. The greater part of North Malabar (except Mahé) remained as one of the two administrative divisions of the Malabar District (an administrative district of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theyyam
Theyyam is a Hindu religious ritual practised in the North Malabar Region of Kerala and some parts of Karnataka. Theyyam is a ritual performance involving extended chanting of mantras and ceremonial preparations that typically span 8 to 10 hours. The ritual culminates with the placement of the ''mudi'' (sacred headgear) on the performer, a moment believed to mark the entry of the deity into the performer’s body. As part of the process, the performer consumes ''madhyam'' (toddy), which is believed to suppress personal consciousness, allowing the divine consciousness of the devatha to manifest. This practice aligns with philosophical concepts found in Hindu texts such as the Yoga Vasistha, which describe how divine entities (devatas) can enter the human body, parakāya praveśanam at a Paramanu level. There is no concept of God in Hindusim, rather the concept of Devatha and Brahmam. Hinduism traditionally recognizes a multiplicity of devatas, often cited as 33 crore includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veerabhadra
Virabhadra (), also rendered Veerabhadra, Veerabathira, and Veerabathiran, is a fierce form of the Hindu god Shiva. He is created by the wrath of Shiva, when the deity hurls a lock of his matted hair upon the ground, upon hearing of the self-immolation of his consort, Sati, at the Daksha yajna.the Horse-sacrifice of the Prajapati Daksha The Mahabharata translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli (1883–1896), Book 12: Santi Parva: Mokshadharma Parva: Section CCLXXXIV. p. 315 Mahadeva created from his mouth a terrible Being whose very sight could make one's hair stand on its end. The blazing flames that emanated from his body r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
