According to legend, Puru Maharshi did meditation on best of the hill, exactly where the temple of Shiva now stands. It was a dense forest in these days; therefore its name Puruvanam, which became peruvanam (dense forest).
The rishi brought the image of Shiva, the Lingam, a half cylinder, to be installed on prime of the hill. Afterwards, the upper half of the hill, leaving the modest region exactly where the Lingam was placed, was razed down to its present size, producing a vast plane, with the central higher ground standing tall (MADATHILAPPAN) which is protected by enormous walls on all sides, with twin temples of Eratteppan and Madathilappan, the latter standing tall, with a quantity of granite measures prime to the sanctum, from exactly where, you get a sky view of the surrounding landscape. I am never ever tired of watching it, from childhood days, as my mother's property was close to the southern Gopuram (gate).
There have been various venerable, old trees in the compound, which includes peepal tree and a single perillamaram (which means- tree devoid of name, as it was a stranger there), all seeking incredibly old and about to die. New trees have replaced some of them.
The major koothampalam, exactly where chakyar koothu was a common ritual in these days, is uncommon in the other temples.
The koothu is a sort of mono act and Ramayanam is the theme. The Chakyar (the actor) will make exciting of any physique amongst the audience, on the other hand higher his status!
After, the chakyar came pretty close to to the man, a VIP who had just entered the hall, stood there for a handful of seconds, and commented: a true monkey, only the tail is missing!
1 is supposed to endure and grin, in no way retort.
Just about every year, for 1 month or so, there is thevaruseva, After there will be feasting, each instances in the day, only for Brahmins. The dining hall is quite extended, some 4 feet in height, reduce into 3 segments to let devotees to pass by way of. As young children we had difficulty in jumping up on to the dining place.
All through the year, there is very simple meals served to brahmins which we avoided as a thing under our status. Tamil Brahmins created use of this facility. My maternal grandfather's brother lived at the western gopuram, consuming the no cost meals.
The circular sanctum of Eratteppan ( there is one particular significant lingam and one particular compact lingam by its side, therefore this name) is pretty spacious, with a circular covered veranda, permitting the poojary to go from Shiva in the west to Parvathy in the back of the sanctum. In Keralam, Shiva is alone; in uncommon instances, exactly where she is permitted inside, she is at the back of the temple.
The eastern entrance, exactly where the gopuram was destroyed by the soldiers of Tippu Sultan, leads to the broad sloping arena, exactly where seven elephants can stand side by side, throughout pooram festival. Farther down, is the spacious temple pond. All the villagers take bath in this waterhole, with measures to climb down and a pucca shed on one particular side, exactly where the poojary requires bath prior to getting into the temple.The pond will not dry up even in summer time, in rainy season it will be complete.
Mekavil Bhagavathy is close to the western gopuram. Oorakath Ammathiruvady, Thiruvullakavu Sasthavu, and numerous other temples are in the vicinity.
The area of the temple is twelve KM from Trichur, on the road to Triprayar temple of Lord Ram.
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