[Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] POONTHAM illam- some photos

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Dear Sriram,

 

Thanks for the detail explanation. I really liked your narration and good to

know about your visits to Poonthanam illam.

 

Yes, the story you narrated about Idathupurathappan is well known in

the whole of Valluvanad. If you travel by road from Palakkad to

Kozhikode, you can see the Idathupuram temple & the temple pond on

left side of the road (from Palakkad side) right after crossing the

railway gate at Angadipuram. (Its about 2 Kms from Perintalmanna).

 

A little ahead (about a quarter Km )of Idathupuram temple is the

famous Thirumandhamkunnu Bhagavathi temple. And about 100 meters from

Thirumandhamkunnu temple gate is the famous Agnadipuram Tali Mahadeva

Temple.

 

(Tali temple is in the news lately -

http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/01/stories/2007090154340400.htm )

 

Angadipuram being a temple town, there are many other temples also in

town.

 

Unfortunately I do not have any more snaps of Poonthanam illam.

However there are some photos of Angadipuram Thirumandhamkunnu temple

and the famous 11 days pooram festival.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/guruvayoor/sets/72157602327708109

 

Angadipuram Thirumandhamkunnu Bhagavathy is the powerful desha devatha

for people like me from the old Valluvanad Rajyam; ruled by Valluva

konathiri. The famous Mamakam fights were between the 'Chavers' of Valluva

Konathiri and Samoothiri (Zamorin) of Kozhikode.

 

Eventually even Samoothiri convinced of the power of Bhagavathy (many

interesting stories that you can read on the net - search for Zamorin and

Thirumandhakunnu) and did 41 days bhajanam at the Angadipuram temple and built

the " Thiruvalayanad Temple " in the model of Thirumandhamkunnu Temple.

 

 

If anyone needs more information to visit Poonthanam illam

or Angadipuram Bhagavathi temple, I will be glad to provide the same.

 

Amme Bhagavathi,Sharanam.

 

Om Namo Narayanaya:

 

Sunil.

 

 

 

guruvayur , " P.R. RADHAKRISHNAN "

<pallassanas wrote:

>

> Dear Sri Ram,

>

> Your Article on Poonathaanam Illam is excellent. I had an

opportunity to go

> to Idatupraththappan Temple. Although, the Guruvayur Devaswam is

doing some

> thing to renovate the temple, I feel it is not sufficient. When I

saw, only

> a part of the wall was renovated. I do not think there is dearth

for money

> In Guruvayur Devaswam. They can definitely bring the temple to its old

> status and glory. Whatever you have told in your article I have

seen . If

> there is dearth for money to renovate the temple with Guruvayur

Devaswam, I

> think we can all contribute for this purpose to Guruvayur Devaswam,

provided

> they will utilise the money properly. In fact, most of the Devaswam

> employees are corrupt to the core. It is not only with this Temple. All

> temple Devasthanams which are rich are most corrupt whether it is in

Kerala,

> Tamil Nadu or in Andhra.

>

> Please be writing often in the site. I have seen the photographs ( Two

> Nos.). Well taken. The once famous ILLAM is in a dilapidated condition.

> May Lord Guruvayurappan bless you.

>

> " OM NAMO BHAGAVATHE VASUDEVAYA OM VISWASMAI NAMAH: "

>

> Warm regards,

>

> P.R.RADHAKRISHNAN

> On 05/10/2007, SRIRAM SUBRAMANIAN <abheri wrote:

>

> > Dear Sunil and all devotees of Sri Guruvayurappan,

> > I had the privilege to visit Poonthanam Illam some

> > 2-3 times so far. It is on the Nilambur Road from

> > Angadippuram - just after Pattikkaad (I think close to

> > 10kms from Angadippuram). The bus stop reads as

> > " Poonthaavanam " . Inside the illam there is a deity of

> > Durga Devi - if I remember correctly.

> >

> > Also, there is a good feast (sadya) in the Illam for

> > devotees on Thursdays - (I am not too sure whether all

> > thursdays or only the first thursday of the malayalam

> > month) - I can confirm that if anyone needs more info.

> >

> > In addition to the illam, there is also the

> > Poonthanam Maha Vishnu temple across the main road

> > (there is a short cut from the illam to come to this

> > temple, which Poonthanam is to have taken - also there

> > is a pond on this route). There is also a deity of

> > Ganapathi and one Venna Kannan said to be worshipped

> > by Poonthanam himself.

> >

> > More interesting is the presence of the Lord as

> > Idathupurathappan - very close to the Angadippuram

> > Railway Station on the Shoranur - Nilambur railway

> > line. This temple is walking distance from the

> > station.

> >

> > The Lord's leela here is like this:

> > As Poonthanam grew old he found it difficult to

> > travel to Guruvayoor. Once he set out for Guruvayoor

> > to see his dear Kannan. Then after walking some

> > distance, he felt extremely tired and had to abandon

> > his trip - at this point he literally cried out to

> > Guruvayurappan. Instantly, he could see Sri

> > Guruvayurappan standing to his left side (Idathu

> > puram). The Lord blessed Poonthanam - " You need not

> > travel all the way to Guruvayur - I will be personally

> > present here to accept your worship. Construct a

> > temple here and do your worship. "

> >

> > The Lord came to be known as Idathupurathappan -

> > Poonthanam glorifies this deity in many of his works

> > as Vaamapuraadi-naatha (Vaama = left). At this temple,

> > there is a marking on the ground to indicate the area

> > where Poonthanam paid his danda namaskaram to the Lord

> > and we can easily understand that the Lord is to his

> > left.

> >

> > Did you also go to the Angadippuram

> > Thirumaandhaankunnu Bhagavathi Temple? Aanjam Madhavan

> > Namboodiri tells us that this is the temple where

> > Poonthanam prayed to Bhagavathi and Bhagavathi on her

> > part - gave him Her highest benediction - that is, she

> > offered Poonthanam at the Lotus Feet of Sri

> > Guruvayurappan. Aanjam Thirumeni says that this is the

> > greatest blessing of Bhagavathi. Therefore, I always

> > make it a point to go to this wonderful temple also.

> > The temple itself stands on a hillock and there are

> > also deities of Ganapathi (very beautiful) and Lord

> > Siva.

> >

> > I am sure that Sunilji would have visited all the holy

> > spots out there. (Did you take any more snaps of the

> > illam other than the ones posted?) I am just writing

> > all this out of my eagerness to say something about

> > Poonthanam and Sri Guruvayurappan. Therefore, please

> > pardon me for my over-enthusiasm & any mistakes too.

> >

> > pizhayakilum pizhakedakilum

> > thiruvullam arulka bhagavane !!

> >

> > -sriram

> > =====================

> >

> > --- Sunil Menon <menon_sunil <menon_sunil%40>> wrote:

> >

> > > Dear Radhakrishnanji,

> > >

> > > Thanks for the nice article on Poonthanam.

> > > Poonthanam stories

> > > enlighten us to know that simple & pure Bhakthi is

> > > most important to Krishna than rituals, names or

> > > poojas.

> > >

> > > You can see two of the photos I had taken of then

> > > illam at

> > >

> > >

> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/guruvayoor/sets/72157602267780977

> > >

> > > Poonthanam stories also reminds me of a Narada

> > > story. Narada asked

> > > Mahavishnu why a common man who remembers God only

> > > once has the same importance as Narada who spend all

> > > day reciting Narayanaya nama:.

> > >

> > > Mahavishnu answered that the common man is busy with

> > > his job - Karma Yoga - that he needs to do to fill

> > > his and his family's stomachs; and finally when he

> > > gets one moment of free time, he remembers

> > > Narayanaya and call his name with all its purity.

> > > Then he fall asleep the next minute.

> > >

> > > I visited Poonthanam illam (house) a few years back;

> > > it is near

> > > Perinthalmanna in Malappuram district of Kereala.

> > > Guruvayur Devaswom

> > > maintains the illam now as they have bought the

> > > property.

> > >

> > >

> > > Mnay people visit on the annual Poonthanam festival

> > > celebrated with Kavi sammelan etc. Poonthanam day is

> > > on the Aswathi Nakshatram of Malayalam month

> > > Kumbham (February-March) On this day, recital of

> > > Poonthanam's works and debate takes place. A one

> > > week literary festival is conducted during this time

> > > at the illam.

> > >

> > >

> > > Om Namo Narayanaya:

> > >

> > > Sunil.

> > >

> > >

> > > guruvayur <guruvayur%40>,

> > > " P.R.RADHAKRISHNAN "

> > > <pallassanas@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > GURUVAYURAPPAN WILL LOOK LIKE A

> > > BUFFALO

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Friends,

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > All of you might have heard about

> > > BRAHMASHRI.POONTHANAM

> > > >

> > > > NAMBOOTHIRIPPAD and his Achanjala Nishkalanga

> > > Bhakthi towards Lord

> > > > Guruvayurappan.(unshakeble and pure devotion ).

> > > In my previous letter,

> > > > I had mentioned that he was a contemporary of

> > > BRAHMASHRI. MELPATHUR

> > > > NARAYANA BHATTATHIRI who wrote the famous

> > > NARAYANEEYAM. I am narrating

> > > > hereunder a story about his Bhakthi, He was not

> > > much educated as

> > > > MEPATHUR in SANSKRIT, VEDAS AND PURANAS, nor he

> > > knew SANSKRIT VYAKARANA

> > > > (Grammar ). In the beginning MELPATHUR had a

> > > contempt look on

> > > > POONTHANAM since he was not educated like

> > > Bhattathiri.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Once it so happened that Poonthaanam went and

> > > asked Bhattathiri as to

> > > > which form Lord GURUVAYURAPPAN was to be thought

> > > while praying, for

> > > > which Bhattathiri in utter contempt replied "

> > > CHATTI

> > > > ERUMAYEPPOLE " meaning He will be like a BUFFALO.

> > > >

> > > > Brahmasri Poonathanam accepted this and started

> > > imagining LORD

> > > > GURUVAYURAPPAN as a buffalo and started praying.

> > > The next day when the

> > > > UTHSAVA MURTHY ( the idol meant for taking in

> > > procession outside the

> > > > Sanctum Sanctorum ) was to be taken out from the

> > > Sanctum Sanctorum , it

> > > > could not be taken out through the door.

> > > Immediately the MELSHANTHI (

> > > > Chief Priest ) and others rushed to Bhattathiri

> > > and asked him as to why

> > > > the Idol could not be taken out. Bhattathiri was

> > > taken aback for a while

> > > > but later said " KOMBU THATAYUKAYAANE. KURACHCHU

> > > CAHARICHCHU

> > > > ETUKKUKA. ENNAAL VARUM " meaning that the horns

> > > were obstructing and

> > > > just tilt a bit and remove the Idol. It will

> > > come. This shows the power

> > > > of prayer of Poonthanam and his unshakable and

> > > pure devotion towards

> > > > LORD GURUVAYURAPPAN.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Again while reciting SRI VISHNU SAHASRANAMAM ,

> > > Poonthanam started

> > > > chanting as " PADMANAABHO MARA PRABHU " . Hearing

> > > this ,

> > > > Melpathur told Poonthaanam that it is not " MARA

> > > PROBHU " but you

> > > > must recite as " AM ARA PRABHU " . Immediately LORD

> > > GURUVAYURAPPAN

> > > > as invisible (ASAREERI) thundered I am both MARA

> > > PRABHU and

> > > > AMARAPRABHU. Lord thus accepted Poonthaanam's

> > > pure bhakthi..

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Unfortunately, we know only the ILLAM'S name from

> > > which Poonthaanam

> > > > hailed.

> > > >

> > > > ULLUR. S. Parameswara Iyer has has given his name

> > > as Brahmadaththa and

> > > > he was born in a Namboothiri Family who had no

> > > formal education in

> > > > Vedas, Puranas, Sanskrit Etc. However it is a

> > > matter of debate by

> > > > scholars

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Regards to one and all.

> > > >

> > > > " OM NOMO BHAGAVATHE VASUDEVAYA "

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > P.R.RADHAKRISHNAN

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

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