Monday, April 7, 2014

Temples of the God's own country

Kerala is truly the gift of Gods to India. With his perennial green beauty and it’s very
educated masses who truly believe in cleanliness, it stands out from other states of India.
There are two views on how it got its name. One view is that , it got its name from the
Chera kings who ruled it long time ago and another is that , Keralam simply means
“garden of coconuts”, which it truly is. Kerala is the land between the mighty Western
Ghats and the Arabian Sea, starting from near Trivandrum in the south to slightly north of
Kasargode. No where in Kerala either the sea or the mountain, would be more than 60-70
kilometers. This ribbon of a land is divided into the sandy beach, the hills and valleys and
the mountainous regions.
People professing Hinduism, Islam and Christianity occupy this land. Most of them
are very religions. They all have another religion too-the religion of cleanliness. It would
be extremely difficult to locate a Keralite who does not take bath in the early morning.
Most of the Hindus visit the local temple after bath wearing wet cloths. Except for one or
two temples in the entire Kerala, most of these temples are simple constructions without
much architecture. But any one entering these temples would be instantly transported to
the highly charged spiritual atmosphere there. . Most of these temples are very divine and
have epic stories associated with them. But nothing much about them is known outside
Kerala, except about Guruvayur temple, Sabarimala Temple and Ananthapadmanabha
Swami temple . The agamas   and deity worship is more based on Thanthra sasthra than manthras.
     Though I am a keralite , I myself did not  know much  about the temples in my state  . So I started collecting particulars of different temples  in Kerala. Today  I have completed writing about 100   temples of Kerala.  In a land where thousands of temple are  there, it is a very small number.  These are available   in my blog
I am giving below the index of such temples, I have described. I have classified them as , Bhagawathy temples, Vishnu  Temples, Shiva temples, Sastha temples, Subrhamanya temples  , Ganapathy temples  and others. In the others do read about  the Parabrahma temple of Ochira, possibly the only kind in the world,  where the temple is simply a huge forest  without any deities  and  the worship is done to two banyan trees.

73.   Mavelikkara  Kandiyur   Mahadeva   temple   https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2015/07/mavelikkara-kandiyur-madeva-temple.html
100.                    Peruvanam Shiva temple https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2011/11/peruvanam-shiva-temple.html
101.                    Pishari Kavu temple of  koilandy  Malabar  https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2011/11/pishari-kavu-of-kollam-in-malabar.html
102.                    Poonjaar Dharma Sastha   Temple  https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2015/07/poonjar-dharma-sastha-temple-or.html
103.                    Pudhucode  Bhagawathy  temple  https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2017/12/puducode-bhagawathy-temple.html
104.                    Puthen SAbari mala  https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2019/05/puthen-sabarimala.html
105.                    Puzhakkal devaswam , MOOVATTUPUZHA KERALA https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2016/06/puzakkara-kavu-devaswom-moovattupuzha.html
106.                    Puzhakkal Kavu Devaswam  Moovattupuzha - 1.       Achan Koil Dharma Sastha temple   
107.                    Puzhakkara Kavu devaswam  , Movattupuzha - https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2016/06/puzakkara-kavu-devaswom-moovattupuzha.html
108.                    Raghavapuram Hanuman temple   https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2011/11/raghavapuram-hanuman-temple.html
109.                    Rajadhiraja temple  , Thaliparambu https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2011/11/rajadhi-raja-temple-of-thaliparambu.html
110.                    Randu moorthi temple, Alathur    https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2010/02/randu-moorthi-temple-alathur.html
111.                    Sasthamkotta, Dharma Sastha   https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2017/11/sasthakotta-dharma-sastha.html
112.                    Temple of Duryodhana https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2017/10/temple-for-duryodhana-in-malanada-kerala.html
113.                    Temples of Pallipurm agraharam https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2018/01/temples-of-pallipuram-agraharam-palakkad.html
114.                    THadiyur Puthan   SAbarimala https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2019/05/puthen-sabarimala.html
115.                    Thakazhy  Dharma Sastha  temple https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2017/11/thakazhy-dharma-sastha-temple.html
116.                    Thaliparambu Rajadhirajan temple http://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.in/2011/11/rajadhi-raja-temple-of-thaliparambu.html
117.                    THannikudathilamma temple  https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2019/06/thaanikkudathamma-temple.html
118.                    THenari  Madhyaranya   Shiva temple https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2015/11/thenari-madhyaranya-shiva-temple.html
119.                    THenari Parasurama  Temple  http://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.in/2015/11/thenari-madhyaranya-shiva-temple.html
120.                    THiruchammaresan temple  of Thaliparamba https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2011/11/thrichammaresan-temple-of-thaliparamba.html
121.                    THirukudathamma temple  https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2019/06/thaanikkudathamma-temple.html
122.                    Thirumandhankunnu Bhagawathi temple  https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2010/02/thirumandhan-kunnu.html
123.                    Thirunavaya Nava Mukundan temple  https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2011/11/thirunavaya-nava-mukundan.html
124.                    Thirunelli Vishnu  temple    https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2010/02/thirunelli.html
125.                    THiruvallam Parasurama temple https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2015/12/thiruvallam-parasyrama-temple.html
126.                    Thiruvan vandur  Mahavishnu temple  https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2014/04/thiru-van-vandoor-mahavishnu-temple.html
127.                    THiruvarppu  Krishna temple https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2010/02/thiruvarppu-krishna-temple.html
128.                    Thiruvithikodu  Uyya Vanda perumal temple https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2010/02/thiruvithikou-uyya-vanda-perumal.html
129.                    Thiruvizha Maha deva  temple   https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2010/02/thiruvizha.html
130.                    THirvanchikulam Mahadeva  Temple  https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2015/12/tiruvanchikulam-mahadeva-temple.html
131.                    THuravur Ugra Narasimha  Murthy   temple   https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2015/07/thuravoor-ugra-narasimha-morthy-and.html  
132.                    Tiruchamaaresan of Thali Parambu  http://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.in/2011/11/thrichammaresan-temple-of-thaliparamba.html
133.                    Tiruvairanikulam   Shiva temple    https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2010/02/thiruvairanikkulam-shiva-temple.html
134.                    Tiruvalla Vallabha  swamy temple https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2010/02/thiruvalla-vallabha-swamy-temple.html
135.                    Tiruvarppu Krishna temple http://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.in/2010/02/thiruvarppu-krishna-temple.html
136.                    Tiruvegappura Mahadeva temple   https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2010/02/thiruvegappura-maha-deva-kshethram.html
137.                    Tiruvilwamala Ramabhadra Swamy temple   https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2011/11/thiruvilwamala-ramabhadra-swamy-temple.html
138.                    Tiruvulla Kavu Dharma Sastha temple    https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2011/11/thiruvulla-kavu-dharma-sastha-temple.html
139.                    Trichattu Maha Vishnu temple  https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2014/04/trichattu-maha-vishnu-temple.html
140.                    Trichur  Vadakkunathan temple https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2010/02/trichur-vadakkunathan-temple.html
141.                    Trikodithanam Maha Vishnu temple   https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2014/04/trikodithanam-maha-vishnu-temple.html
142.                    Tripoonithura Poornathrayesan temple  https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2011/11/tripunithura-poornathrayeesa-temple.html
143.                    Triprayar Rama Temple https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2010/02/triprayar-rama-temple.html
144.                    Tripuliyur  Maha Vishnu temple  https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2014/04/tripuliyur-mahavishnu-temple.html
145.                    Trivan vandoor Maha Vishnu templehttp://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.in/2014/04/thiru-van-vandoor-mahavishnu-temple.html
146.                    Udayanapuram Subrahmanya Swami temple  https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2014/04/udayanapuram-subrahmanyaswamy-temple.html
147.                    Utharikkavu  Bhagawathi temple  https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2010/09/uthalikkavu.html
148.                    Vadakkanthara Bhagwathi temple  https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2010/02/vadakkanthara-bhagawathi-temple.html
149.                    Vaikom Mahadeva temple   https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2010/02/vaikom-mahadeva-temple.html
150.                    Valayanad  Devi temple  https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2019/07/valayanad-devi-temple-govindapuram.html
151.                    Varkala Janardhana temple   https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2010/02/varkala.html
152.                    Velamaserry  Garudan Kavu https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2017/01/vellamaserry-garudan-kavu-alathiyur.html
153.                    Vellamaserry   Garudan kavu. Alathiyur  https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2017/01/vellamaserry-garudan-kavu-alathiyur.html
154.                    Vellore Manakkapady  Nagaraja temple  https://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/2017/02/vellore-manakkapady-nagaraja-temple.html
155.                    Vellore Manakkapady  Nagaraja   temple  http://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.in/2017/02/vellore-manakkapady-nagaraja-temple.html