Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple
Ettumanoor Sree Mahadevan Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Kottayam |
Deity | Shiva as Ettumanoorappan |
Festivals | Thiru ulsavam in Kumbham |
Governing body | Travancore Devaswom Board |
Location | |
Location | Ettumanoor |
State | Kerala |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 9°40′25.5″N 76°33′40.3″E / 9.673750°N 76.561194°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Traditional Kerala style |
Completed | 1542 AD |
Specifications | |
Temple(s) | One |
Elevation | 34.98 m (115 ft) |
Website | |
ettumanoortemple.in |
Ettumanoor Mahadeva temple is an ancient
The Temple
The present temple building, with its
The origin of the name Ettumanoorappan is from Kattampakk, a small village in Kottayam district.
Vaippu Sthalam
It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Sundarar.[5][6]
Festival
Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple hosts the arattu festival, celebrated on a grand scale on the Thiruvathira day in February–March each year. Many people come to the temple on the 8th and 10th day of the festival, when seven and a half elephants (in Malayalam: ezharaponnaana)[7] made of gold (nearly 13 Kgms) will be held in public view. This statue was donated to the temple by a travancore maharaja. The temple, one of the wealthiest Devaswoms in Kerala, has many valuable possessions.
The Thulabharam is one of the important rituals of this temple. People make offerings to God for favors received. On balance, the child or man for whom offerings were promised to God, is weighed against offerings ranging from gold to fruits.
Ezharaponnana
Ezhara Ponnana refers to the seven-large sized and one small sized-golden elephant (that is called Ezharaponnana), all of which are kept in the temple vault and taken out once a year for
The Ezhara Ponnana Darshan is one of the high points of the temple festival, held at midnight on the eighth day of the ten-day festival. Ezhara Ponnana Darshan begins with the ceremonial procession of the eight golden elephant statuettes. They are later kept at the Asthana Mandapam for the annual darshan by the devotees.[9]
Geography
Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple is located between Ernakulam district and Kottayam district. It is 54 km from Ernakulam and 12 km from Kottayam.[10] The nearest towns to the temple are Kidangoor, Pala, and Kaduthuruty.
See also
- 108 Shiva Temples
- Ettumanoor
- Temples of Kerala
References
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- ^ "Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple, Kottayam - Architecture". www.holidify.com. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Kerala Siva Temples". Hinduism Today. 31 July 1997. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ Sasidhar Darla (14 September 2016). "Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple, Kottayam Guide - Timings, Poojas, and History". Myoksha Travels. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ பு.மா.ஜெயசெந்தில்நாதன், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், வர்த்தமானன் பதிப்பகம், சென்னை, 2009
- ^ ஏறனூர் - (ஏற்றமனூர்) Yeranur - (Yertramanur), Sundarar, 7-31-9
- ^ "Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple in Kottayam". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ The Hindu, retrieved 4 April 2018
- ^ Manorama Online, retrieved 4 April 2018
- ^ "Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple Kottayam, Kerala". www.tourmyindia.com. Retrieved 28 November 2023.