JOURNEYS TO MYSELF: VADAKKUMNATHAN TEMPLE, THRISSUR

JOURNEYS TO MYSELF: VADAKKUMNATHAN TEMPLE, THRISSUR: I always had a strong devotion to lord shiva....the protector...during my one year stay at thrissur....the most frequently visited place wa...

VADAKKUMNATHAN TEMPLE, THRISSUR

I always had a strong devotion to lord shiva....the protector...during my one year stay at thrissur....the most frequently visited place was vadakkumnatha temple which is in the heart of thrissur city....every time  feel like thrissur is living around this temple.....east..west..north..south.....thrissur is around vadakkumnathan and thekkinkadu maithanam......

Thrissur is always so special for me...... i got my best friends for life from thrissur....from prof pc thomas classes...my virus....alexander, tony,johns,gijo,sebin vidya and priyanka.....and i got my brother in law from thrissur... vishnu chettan...my sissy found her love there...so all together thrissur is my favourite place and vadakumnathan temple owes a prior position in that...

So about the temple..legends says temple was constructed by lord parasurama.....read the legendary story here..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadakkunnathan_Temple. The his world famous thrissur pooram is conducted in front of this temple. the favourite place i like in this temple is koothambalam..which is believed to be constructed by the architectural legend perumthachan of parayi petta panthirukulam so it is believed that the temple and koothambalam is 1300 years old....which clearly sets the magic of typical kerala architecture.The original idol is not seen if we look ..because its covered with ghee....of abhishekam over centuries.... read about pooram herehttp://thrissurpooramfestival.com/temples.html....

For more reading http://thrissurpooramfestival.com/temples.html

Thank you for reading 
Parvathy Mithun    

JOURNEYS TO MYSELF: PANACHIKKAD SARASWATHI TEMPLE

JOURNEYS TO MYSELF: PANACHIKKAD SARASWATHI TEMPLE: I have been there three times... with my father....i loved the early train journeys to kottayam....kottayam the language capital of kerala....

JOURNEYS TO MYSELF: GURUVAYOOR SREEKRISHNA TEMPLE , THRISSUR

JOURNEYS TO MYSELF: GURUVAYOOR SREEKRISHNA TEMPLE , THRISSUR: Girls have always an untold like to lord krishna....as a good friend...lover...consoler...krishna is always so close to life....and guruvay...

GURUVAYOOR SREEKRISHNA TEMPLE , THRISSUR

Girls have always an untold like to lord krishna....as a good friend...lover...consoler...krishna is always so close to life....and guruvayoor is a dream destination for all the temple lovers....i logged long 17 years of my life to visit guruvayoor and that happened on a may month of 2005..... i was so excited.... the long awaited queue for ladies i waited patiently with mom and sister and finally i saw unnikannan...the first sight...i will never forget in my life...and we spend till midnight...next morning again went to temple....omg...what a wonderful experience....

History, legend, pooja timings , festivals everything can be read in the official website....  http://www.guruvayurdevaswom.nic.in/index.html ....

Guruvayoor temple is a personal treasure of every malayalee.... to get lost in thousands of devotees who all have one mind.....OHM NAMO NARAYANA... jus love it.....

Visit guruvayoor temple once in your life time.....

Guruvayoorappa nin munnil njan urukunnu karpooram ayi.....

Thanks for reading
Parvathy Mithun

PANACHIKKAD SARASWATHI TEMPLE

I have been there three times... with my father....i loved the early train journeys to kottayam....kottayam the language capital of kerala.....i just love that place...since dad had his graduation at kottayam he is very much addicted to this place..every time when the train reaches kottayam he will say.....from here the sand knows my life...my story....!!! 

What i like in kottayam is all about the houses there....typical christian houses.....beautifully maintained....neat gardens....we will take a bus from there...and need to walk for some time to reach the temple.....i will stand in front of all houses on d way and admire....i just loved what i did.....the perfectionism was always seen in kottayam

Panachikkad temple is also known as dakshina mookambika temple which is an important saraswathi temple in kerala - saraswathi the goddess of knowledge is worshiped here...no wonder why kottayam become the knowledge and  language capital of kerala. the legend behind the temple can be read here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panachikkadu_Temple and the official website of the temple is http://www.panachickad.org/php/panachi_LOC.php

I loved the pink coloured kumkum we got from temple....the pens i got blessed before i wrote my tenth exam...and of course the beautiful kottayam.... 

                 Saraswathi temple during navaratri festival 

The flora and fauna of these temples ensure these will be maintained and i just love these greenery ...

Temples are the places of worship..and not a tourist place and we should maintain the divinity of those places.... 

Thanks for reading...

Parvathy Mithun  

JOURNEYS TO MYSELF: PARASSINI KADAVU MUTHAPPAN TEMPLE , KANNUR

JOURNEYS TO MYSELF: PARASSINI KADAVU MUTHAPPAN TEMPLE , KANNUR: Temples have always been a travel destination from the time i remember....as i grew older i visited many temples...few churches...prayed in...

JOURNEYS TO MYSELF: PARASSINI KADAVU MUTHAPPAN TEMPLE , KANNUR

PARASSINI KADAVU MUTHAPPAN TEMPLE , KANNUR

Temples have always been a travel destination from the time i remember....as i grew older i visited many temples...few churches...prayed in front of mosques..... i am not a religious person....i don't pray often nor visited temples during festive seasons...but somewhere deep inside me i got the faith....there is some strange feeling that always engulf me when i do visit temples and churches...and so many to cover before i leave this planet....i can't spot a favourite  but when the idea of blogging came about my favourite temples..i decided to start with parassini kadavu muthappan temple. 

Lord shiva , the conservator of earth is worshiped in the human form here located in the banks of valapattanam river at kannur district of north kerala. fish , toddy and meat are offering to muthappan . the history , legendary tales , rituals can be read in this website. http://parassinikadavumuthappan.com/ 

To me north kerala is a magical land..i had never seen a place above thrissur and the cultural diversity of kerala lies in these lands...with marvellous theyyam, different rituals...mamakkam.... i had read about all through many journals and i logged much to visit north kerala and got a bucket list of things to do there....so the first chance for me came last year...

I never knew god will be worshiped in human forms and we can go near them...tell our problems in their ears ...and they will console us...unless the stone idols...and offerings we make in temples...will god hear anything???? here we are sure god is listening to our prayers....omg .....after all these months when writing this still i am feeling chill in my spine...should visit there once again...to get the blessings of muthappan

This blog is for someone like me  who love to travel across kerala in search of its  divergent culture and traditions and legendary tales... let god shower his blessings to visit more places...

REGARDS 
PARVATHY MITHUN