ULIYANNOORSREE MAHADEVA TEMPLE,ALWAYE, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-KERALA-COMPILED Dear friends,
Today my posting is about the Mahadeva temple at Uliyannur,close to Alwaye in the Ernakulam district of Kerala. The temple is built by thelegendary architect of Kerala-Perunthachan.My friends from Kerala may be fully aware that Perumthachan was brought up by a carpenter at Uliyannurborn to Namboothiri- Vara Ruchi of the Parayi Petta Panthirukulam. The temple is under protected monuments by Government of Kerala. The Uliyannoor Mahadeva Temple ismanaged by the Koodal Manikyam Devaswom, Irinjalakkuda,Ernakulam District,Kerala Hope a divine reading. Gopalakrishnan 29-6-2025. History Uliyannoor Mahadev temple was designed and constructed by SriUliyannoor Perumthachan at a distance of about 20 m from the old temple foundedby Parashurama in BC 525 .Present Uliyannur temple, dedicated to Lord Siva,dates back to the 12th century. Architecture This is an architectural beauty believed to have been builtby the legendary traditional architect Perunthachan. It is the UliyannoorMahadeva Temple in Aluva, Ernakulam district of Kerala. Perunthachan’s finecraftsmanship can be witnessed even today. The Vatta (circular shaped)sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) of the temple, with its 68 wooden beams thatconverge under a single dome above the sanctum, is truly a wonder. The templeis dedicated to Lord Shiva. The srikovil of this temple is in the form of avritha vimana with a granite adhishtana. This sandhara-type temple with a tiledroof has four cardinal openings. Its square Namaskaramandapam carries graniteNandi inside. The Namaskara mandapam also is huge and magnificent. Nandi ismade of a single stone and is as big as a live bull. Once during the construction of Uliyannoor temple , Perumthachan was unable to fix thepillars properly. He started praying. It is believed that he heard an incorporeal which told hima solution for the same. Hence the temple also came to be known asThashttam Shivakshethram. Uliyanoor Thachan, who built the temple adheringstrictly to traditional legacies later came to be known as Perunthachan. Sanctum The sanctum sanctorum of the temple has a circumference of 42m. The 68 wooden pillars in the temple signify 64 art forms and 4 Vedas. A big statue of Nandi faces the west. The idol of GoddessParvathi also faces the west. Annapoorneshwari is the secondary deity here. Chief deity The chief deity, Lord Siva, is facing the east. Goddess SriParvathi, enshrined in the back, is facing the west. The balipita is setoutside, and the pranalawith a gomukha at the tip supported by a Yakshi figure is in the usual pattern.There are remains of an old compound wall of laterite blocks surrounding thetemple complex. It is believed that the temple was built by 'Perumthachan'.Lord Shiva’s idol faces the Periyar River. Sub deity Ganesha Pooja timings 5:00 AM: Nada Thurakkal5:15 AM: Nirmalyam 7:30 AM: Usha Pooja9:00 AM: Ucha Pooja TEMPLE CLOSES AT 10:00 AM.TEMPLEOPENS AT 5:00 PM 6:30 PM: Deeparadhana7:15 PM: Athazha pooja TEMPLE CLOSES AT7:30 PM Sri Madathillappantemple Sri Madathillappan temple is situated towards the south ofthis temple. This temple has an idol of Swayambhu Ganapathi on its south. All thesetemples together make up the Uliyannur Mahadev temple complex. Madathilappantemple established by Lord Parasurama is close to the temple. The very powerfulGanapathy is consecrated in an opening to the south on the southern gate ofthis temple. My note- I have watched a video about thetemple almost in ruin stage. It is above 10 feet from ground level. Ruined condition. New concretesteps are provided. Butno hand rails. Perhapsby this time Hand rails might have provided. Festivals The annual festival or Thiruvutsavam is observed for morethan a week in the Malayalam month of Makaram. Other festivals are Illam Nira,Vinayaka Chathurthi, Navarathri, Mandalakalam, Ashtami Thiruvathira inVrichikam, Sivarathri, Vishu Samkrama Pooja, Bhagavatha Sapthaham, DwajaPrathishta Dinam, Ramayana Masacharanam, Thiruvathira in Makaram. Few offerings in thetemple 1001 Kudam Dhara-₹ 10001 101Kudam Dhara₹ 751 Ganapathi Havanam (1 coconut)₹ 200 Ganapathi Havanam (12 coconuts)₹ 751 Jala dhara₹ 30 Janmanakshathra pooja (1 day)₹ 351 Janma nakshathra pooja (1 year)₹ 4001 Kadum payasam₹ 200 KarukaHomam₹ 100 Koottappam (1/2 Koottu)₹ 500 Koottappam (1Koottu)₹ 1000 Koottu payasam₹ 75 Ksheera dhara₹ 7501 Mrithyunjaya homam₹ 750 Neypayasam₹ 100 Nithya pooja ( 1 day)₹ 501 Nithya pooja ( 1 month)₹ 12501 Pal payasam₹ 100 Pinvilakku₹ 25 Pizhinju payasam₹ 100 Sri Rudra Abhishekam₹ 51 Sri Rudra dhara₹ 1501 Udayasthamana pooja₹ 20001 Umamaheswara pooja₹ 351 Important Festivals and Days: Address and Phonenumber Uliyannoor Sree Mahadeva Temple, Uliyannoor, Aluva – 683108 Phone 1: +91-484-2272611,Phone 2: +91-484-2124601 Email: [email protected] About TempleAdministration Sree Koodalmanikyam Devaswom Kizheedam - ULIYANNOOR SREE MAHADEVA TEMPLE. Specifically, the temple's management was entrusted to theKoodalmanikyam Devaswom after an amicable resolution of previous managementissues. The Koodalmanikyam Devaswom, based in Irinjalakuda, is responsible forthe temple's administration. Location The temple is located about 1.5 kms away from Aluva RailwayStation and KSRTC bus station. Uliyannoor Bus Stop – 350 m. CochinInternational Airport –20 Kms. -- 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/485179392.406324.1751179704629%40mail.yahoo.com.
