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The
Kanimangalam
Sastha is the
first
God " - who is the
incarnation of "Brahspathi" (Deva Guru)"
- which
is the premier pooram entering
Sree
Vadakkumnathan.
Starting its journey
on pooram day at 4
O'clock in the
morning accompanied
by
Nadapandy and
Nadaswaram and
associated with 3
elephants and reaches
Kulassery temple at
Veliyannur. More
chenda artists
with a strength of
100 numbers
accompanied by
Pandymelam,
it
reaches to
Manikandanal
pandal
from were it turns
east and enter
through Southern
Gopuram of
Vadukkumnatha Temple
and reaches
Elinjithara.
Sree
Vadakkumanathan pay
great respects to
Deva
Guru and Honour
him opening Lord’s
Thirunanda. After the
Pandymelam the deity
with 14 elephants
passes through
western
gopuram in
front of
Sreemoolasthanam were
the
Pandymelam at
its brisk point
performed and
finally ends the day
times pooram.
The same process
repeated in the
evening at 6.30 p.m.
and the Pooram ends
by 9 o’ clock. The
next day there is
Uthram Vilakku at
Sastha temple with
Aarattu and with
Thanthrika Poojas
and other ceremonies
the curtain of
Kanimangalam
Pooram
ends in the temple.
The hoisted flag on
a temporary areca
nut
tree have been pull
down by the
elephant.
Kanimangalm is
surrounded with
paddy fields. The
kole lands are over
the resting place of
migratory birds. It
looks like a lake
during Monsoon
season.
The
Methevar Siva
Temple just 100
meters away from the
Sastha temple is
very famous.
Originally founded
by a great Brahmin
family
Thachanat
Moss. Subsequently
on the decline of
Thanchanat Moss
these two temples
merged to
Valiyalukkal group
of
Devaswoms managed
by
Panamukkath
Malaikkal Naduvazhi.
This legendry
Naduvazhy forcibly
brought 7 gold
accruements and Gold
kolam from
Kuttanellur Pooram
as directed by the
Raja of Cochin.
Under the Raja of
Cochin this
Naduvazhi was a
powerful chieftain.
All the temples
administration and
trusteeship soon
remain in this
family. |