[Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] POONTHAM illam- some photos

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Dear Keerthiji,

 

You are absolutely right, thank you for correcting me and please

accept my apologies for the mistake.

 

As I said before, Angadipuram is a temple town and the temple on the

road side that I mentioned is Muthuvara Shiva temple, not Idathupauram

Vishnu temple where Poonthanam used to do pooja.

 

Somehow it got overlapped in my mind when I was writing it! Can't

quite figure how it happened - maybe God wants Bhkathas to visit

Muthuvara temple also when you go to Idathupram as in the case of

Mammiyoor and Guruvayoor!

 

Thanks Keethiji.

 

Om Namo Narayanaya:

 

Sunil.

 

guruvayur , KEERTHI KUMAR V MENON

<keerthibai wrote:

>

> Dear Sunilge,

>

> Thank you for your detailed explanation on

> Thirumanfahmkunnu temple and Edathu puram temple. But

> I suspect the Edathu puram temple is not visible from

> road side know ? Its situated after the paddy fields

> of Thirmumandamkunnu temple's North Nada. The temple

> where Poonthanm worshiped in his last years. We can

> see the board of the temple on left side while we are

> traveling to east direction of the thitumandhamkunu

> temple through main road. Through that pocket road we

> have to travel around one km. on right side we can see

> the small beautiful temple. I have visited the temple

> twice. One before 3 years and recently on April with

> my wife. I have shared My experience with kannan at

> Edathupuram before one year through our navaneetham.

>

>

> Regards

>

>

> Keerthi Kumar

> --- Sunil Menon <menon_sunil wrote:

>

> > 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

> >

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