wikipedia copy and paste distraction KR On Thu, 16 Jan 2025 at 17:37, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote:
> Sir, > > *I will*. Actually in central Kerala we call the place as Perinad only. > But some websites quote the place as Perunad. However the place is about > 11 KMs from Pathanamthitta, close to Vadasserikkara. > Gopalakrishnan > > On Thursday, 16 January 2025 at 02:34:42 pm IST, Narayanaswamy Iyer < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dear Sri Gopalakrishna > > You should be consistent -- PERUNAD or Perinad, as you quote the "Hindu" > article as saying? > > S Narayanaswamy Iyer > > On Thu, Jan 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM Gopala Krishnan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > PERUNAD SREE DHARMA SASTHA TEMPLE > > Pathanamthitta District- Kerala- Compiled > > Dear friends, > > Of all the temples covered in the Tiruvabharanam journey, Perunadu Sri > Sastha temple has got more prominence. It is the *first night halt temple* > of the journey while going to Sabarimala. In the return journey not only it > is the last night halt temple. In addition the Thiruvabharanam is worn on > the deity after the Tiruvabharanam reaches the temple in the return journey > and worn till about 2 AM so that all devotees can get darsan of > Tiruvabharanam. > > At Pandalam temple before departure to Sabarimala , the box containing > Tiruvabharam *is only kept open before deity. * > > There is *no restriction for women of any age worshipping the deity in > the Perinadu temple*. Thousands of women of menstruating age throng > from different states to worship the deity with Thiruvabharanam on the day. No > fasting or anything of the sort is required to worship in the temple. The > temple is well before the Hilly region. Regular buses ply to the temple. Hope > a divine reading > > Gopalakrishnan 16-1-2025 > > About the temple > > Perunad Sree Dharma Sastha temple, also known as *Kakkattu Koyikkal *Sree > Dharma Sastha temple, is located at Perunad near Ranni in Pathanamthitta > District. > > The annual festival in the shrine is observed for five days starting with > Uthiram Nakshatra in Medam month. > > The temple, located on the banks of Kakkatu Aru (river), is a Sastha or > Ayyappa temple and he is worshipped here with his spouses Purna and > Pushkala. > > There is also a belief that the murti is Vettakkorumakan. The deity faces > east. > > The main upa devata in the temple is Rakshas. > > The Thiruvabharanam which is brought back from Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple > after Makaravilakku is adorned on the Sastha murti worshipped in Perunad > Sree Dharma Sastha temple. > > In ancient times this temple was the Keezhedam of Sabarimala Ayyappa > Temple. Perunad is noted for the Kakkattu Koikkal Sree Dharma Sastha > Temple. *The processions of Thiruvabharanam and "Thanka Anki" - The Royal > Ornaments of Lord Ayyappa halt here.* > > The Ayyappa idol in the temple used to get decorated with > "Thiruvabharanam" for a day (21 January) during its return trip from > Sabarimala to Pandalam palace. This gives an opportunity for the women to > witness Lord Ayyappa decorated with Thiruvabharanam as young women not > permitted to enter the Sabarimala temple. > > Thousands of people turn up for this annual event from all parts of south > Kerala. Now a days from all parts of India. > > Also a temple for Malikapurathamma is also situated near the Ayyappa > temple in Perunad. > > Reception accorded to sacred jewellery-news item > > Thiruvabharanam procession reaches Perinad temple > > Published - January 22, 2020 10:46 pm IST – PATHANAMTHITTA (The Hindu) > > Special Correspondent > > Hundreds of devotees thronged the Kakkattu-koickal Sree Dharma Sastha > temple at Perinad, near Vadasserikkara, to worship Thiruvabharanam, the > sacred jewellery of Ayyappa, brought back from Sabarimala on Wednesday. > > The presiding deity at Kakkatu-koickal temple is also adorned with the > Thiruvabharanam every year when the jewellery is taken back to Pandalam > after the Makaravilakku festival at Sabarimala. > > It is believed that the king of the erstwhile Pandalam royal dynasty, > Rajashekhaa Varma, had stayed at the Perinad temple to monitor the > construction work on the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala centuries ago. The > procession carrying the Thiruvabharanam was accorded a reception on its > arrival at Perinad. > > The presiding deity was decorated with the sacred jewellery at 2 p.m. and > the Melsanthi performed the ‘aarati’. > > Women devotees > > Hundreds of women devotees from the neighbouring States of *Tamil Nadu, > Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka too* have reached Perinad to worship the > Thiruvabharanam. The temple will be kept open till 2 a.m. on Thursday for > the devotees to have darshan. > > The procession will proceed to Aranmula later in the morning. The royal > entourage will stay back at Aranmula on Thursday night and the sacred > jewellery will be taken back to the Srambickal Palace at Pandalam on Friday > morning. > > Address of the temple > > Kakkattu Koikkal Sree Dharma Sastha Temple > > Address: Perunad - Perumthenaruvi Rd, Ranny Perunad, Perunad, Kerala 689711 > > Timings > > Hours: Open ⋅ 5 AM Closes 9 am ⋅ Reopens 5 pm Closes 8 PM > > -- > To go to your groups page on the web, login to your gmail account and then > click on https://groups.google.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/CAEE2L%2B0y7rGw6og3oNsU-n2ha8rcrKA2Bg0yynB1z%3DOCMF2mfQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/CAEE2L%2B0y7rGw6og3oNsU-n2ha8rcrKA2Bg0yynB1z%3DOCMF2mfQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > To go to your groups page on the web, login to your gmail account and then > click on https://groups.google.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/CAL4idhPmU0SuYd9J3PUc3ZH-Ko6%2BcN916mnw83KuQZG38_DPFQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/CAL4idhPmU0SuYd9J3PUc3ZH-Ko6%2BcN916mnw83KuQZG38_DPFQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > To go to your groups page on the web, login to your gmail account and then > click on https://groups.google.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/321198167.515011.1737029235256%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/321198167.515011.1737029235256%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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