Vana Durga ...contd.

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Further reference to Vana Durga

 

The Guruvayur temple has two imposing gopurams, entrance towers, the

one on east is known as the kizhakke nada, and the other on west is

the patinhare nada. In front of the gateway is a huge dispastambha, a

pillar cast in bell metal to support eleven circular tiers of lamps.

The eastern gateway leads to the outer courtyard, baahyangana. It

discharges several functions and has corresponding synonyms. The

first structure a devotee notices as he proceeds in the clockwise

direction (pradakshina) is the kuuthambalam - the dance hall designed

for presenting Chakkiar kuutu , the famous Sanskrit drama of the

chakkiars of Kerala. On the southern stretch to the west of the

kattumbalam, is the shrine of the deity, Ayyappa. At the eastern end

is the kaavu or shrine of the Mother Goddess Edattedattu Kavil

Bhagavati. She is believed to be a Vana Durga, Goddess of the forests

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In Kodungallur, you do not get to see the main diety at all. A sub

diety is shown and worshipped externally while the real diety -

Chandayogeswari is hidden from public view. In Thirumaandhaankunnu

you are told that the diety is Bhadrakali whereas as a matter of fact

it is again Chandayogeswari. In Malayalappuza the diety is Vaaraahi

but you are told it is Bhadra Kali.

 

Kochu

kallikaputri <kallikaputri (AT) (DOT) co.uk> wrote: Further reference to

Vana Durga The Guruvayur temple has two imposing gopurams, entrance

towers, the one on east is known as the kizhakke nada, and the other

on west is the patinhare nada. In front of the gateway is a huge

dispastambha, a pillar cast in bell metal to support eleven circular

tiers of lamps. The eastern gateway leads to the outer courtyard,

baahyangana. It discharges several functions and has corresponding

synonyms. The first structure a devotee notices as he proceeds in the

clockwise direction (pradakshina) is the kuuthambalam - the dance hall

designed for presenting Chakkiar kuutu , the famous Sanskrit drama of

the chakkiars of Kerala. On the southern stretch to the west of the

kattumbalam, is the shrine of the deity, Ayyappa. At the eastern end

is the kaavu or shrine of the Mother Goddess Edattedattu Kavil

Bhagavati. She is believed to be a Vana Durga, Goddess of the

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