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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 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 do not enter the Sabarimala temple. Thousands of people turn up for this annual event from all parts of south Kerala. Also a temple for Malikapurathamma is situated near the Ayyappa temple in Perunad. Followed by Hrishikesha Temple Madamon (the Lord Krishna Temple) is one of major temple in Perunad. K Rajaram IRS 16125 On Thu, 16 Jan 2025 at 19:01, gopala krishnan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Mr Rajaram, > > I have copy pasted a Hindu news item. It is not from Wikipedia. Totally > impatient. > Gopalakrishnan > > On Thursday, 16 January 2025 at 06:34:19 pm IST, Rajaram Krishnamurthy < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > 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> > . > > -- > On Facebook, please join https://www.facebook.com/groups/keralaiyerstrust > > We are now on Telegram Mobile App also, please join > > Pattars/Kerala Iyers Discussions: https://t.me/PattarsGroup > > Kerala Iyers Trust Decisions only posts : https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrust > > Kerala Iyers Trust Group for Discussions: > https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrustGroup > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "KeralaIyers" 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/keralaiyers/CAL5XZorSfj06%2Buff1mY0jMFBgMbitV%2BcPMottrnOreQGmhE67Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/keralaiyers/CAL5XZorSfj06%2Buff1mY0jMFBgMbitV%2BcPMottrnOreQGmhE67Q%40mail.gmail.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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