MAHADEVATEMPLE, KILLIKKURISIMANGALAM, PALAKKAD-KERALA- COMPILED Dear friends,
Today my posting is about the Mahadeva temple at KillikurussiMangalam, Lakkidi, Palghat. All my Kerala friends might recollect about Kunchan Nambiar, originator ofOttam thullal was born at Lakkidi. The home he was born “Kalakkatthu” is kept as memorial to theartist. The temple is very old with wood works getting deteriorated. TheLord in this temple is in the form of performing Tapasya. Hence no festivals inthis temple. Hope a divine reading. Gopalakrishnan 28-6-2025. Introduction Killikkurissi Mahadeva Temple is situated in the village of Lakkidi in Palakkaddistrict in Kerala. This Lord Shiva temple captures the attention of all withits unique architectural exquisiteness, carved carefully in wood. It is believed to have beenestablished by Sage Suka. This temple is listed as 82nd temple of 108 prominent Sivatemples. The village is the birthplace of famous Malayalam satire poetand founder of the Ottamthullalart form, Kunchan Nambiar.The house where Kunchan Nambiar was born, Kalakkathu Bhavanam, is now a cultural centre,undertaken by Department of Culture of Kerala State Government. There is also alibrary situated there in memory of Kunchan Nambiar called Kunchan SmarakaVayanasala - Kunchan Memorial Library. Legends. One legend is that sage Parasurama consecrated this temple.Another is that the ancient temple hasbeen founded by the sage SreeSuka Brahma Hrishi. History The temple was renovated by Veera Keralan, a king of Cochin.There is a Sanskrit shloka regarding this renovation in the Balikallu of thetemple. Kunjan Nambiar has mentioned Killikurissimangalam Shiva inmany of his literary works. Architecture This Lord Shiva temple captures the attention of all with itsunique architectural exquisiteness, carved carefully in wood. Architecture This Lord Shiva temple captures the attention of all with itsunique architectural exquisiteness, carved carefully in wood. Main deity The main deity worshipped in the temple is Shiva and thedarshan is towards west. A Ganapathi murti is worshipped on the left corner ofthe sanctum sanctorum. Upadevatas The Upa Devatas worshipped in the temple are Goddess Parvati, Guruvayurappan,Vanadurga and Naga Devatas. The Nandi in the temple is slanting towards northeast side. Poojas Details of the poojas are not specified to Lord Siva since the Lord is performingTapasya . For other deities normal poojas are conducted. Temple Timings : 9.30 AM to 1.30 PM and from 5 PM to 8.30PM My note- Inspite of repeated searchesopening time is shown as 9.30 AM. Most temples in Kerala open by 5 AM in the morning. Most probably becausethe lord is in the form of performing Tapasya can be the reason for lateopening. Learnt friends can give more enlightenment in thisregard Photography : Not Allowed Festivals There are no festivals or cultural programs as it isbelieved that Shiva is performing Tapas in the temple. Specialities Panchagavya kalam is held from Thulam 1 to Thulam 13. There is a belief that a dumb person will be able to talkafter eating the Kadalipazham (nedicha kadalipazham) offered in the temple. Administration The temple belonged to Pazheydathu, Mangalathu, Killikurissi,Poonthottathu, Panavur and Mantredathu Illams. Now the Administration is underthe Travancore Devaswam board. Phone Number of thetemple: +91 471 2321132 Location Killikurissimangalam Shiva temple is located around 1.5 kmnorth of Lakkidi Railway Station in Palakkad district, Kerala. It is about 8 KMfrom Ottappalam, 30 KMs from Palghat and 4 kms from Thiruvilwamala Sage Parasurama legendof establishing temples in Kerala( for just reviving) – Can be skipped bymost readers) As per the legend, Lord Parasurama created the land betweenGokarna and Kanyakumari. Lord Parasurama the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnuwas the son of SageJamadagni and Renuka. As a mark of repentance for Kshatriya Nigrahasin, Parasurama meditated at Gokarna and invoked Lord Varuna (the Lord of theOceans). Parasurama asked him for a boon. To absolve himself of thesins he had committed, he wanted to donate some land to the Brahmins. There was no land available because he already donated the whole landhe obtained by the 21 round Kshatriya Nigraha to Sage Kashyapa. Lord Varuna told Parasurama that he would give him as muchland as he wished. He told him to fling his Parasu (axe) from where he stood atGokarna. The land from Gokarna till the point where the axe landed would begiven to him was the boon that Lord Varuna promised him. The throw of the `axe’ fromGokarna to Kanyakumari created Kerala. Parasurama donated this landto the Brahmins and settled Brahmins there in 64 gramams or villages. After thecreation of these gramams, Parasuramahad consecrated 108 Shiva temples and 108 Durga temples for the well-being andprosperity of the people in Kerala . This temple isone among them. Kunchan Nambiar The village is the birthplace of famous Malayalam satire poetand founder of the Ottamthullal art form, Kunchan Nambiar (Rama panivada).Thehouse where Kunchan Nambiar was born, Kalakkathu Bhavanam, is now a culturalcentre, undertaken by Department of Culture of Kerala State Government. Thereis also a library situated there in memory of Kunchan Nambiar called KunchanSmaraka Vayanasala – Kunchan Memorial Library. -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/2034047998.304659.1751095432419%40mail.yahoo.com.
