Mathur Shiva Temple, Chiramanangad, Kerala
Mathur Shiva Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in Chiramanangad of Thrissur District in Kerala, India. This Temple is considered as one of the 108 Shiva Temples created by Lord Parasurama.
Legends
According to Hindu mythology, Lord Parasurama created
the land between Gokarna and Kanyakumari. Parasurama the sixth avatar
of Maha Vishnu, he was youngest son of sage Jamadagni and Renuka.
It is said that Kerala was reclaimed from the ocean using his axe for
donating to Brahmins after killing of King Kartavirya Arjuna and
other Kshatriyas. He split this land in to 64 villages (64 gramas). Out of
these 64 villages, 32 villages are in between Perumpuzha and Gokarnam and
the spoken language was Tulu.
The remaining 32 villages were in Malayalam speaking
area between Perumpuzha and Kanyakumari. According legends, after
donating the land to Brahmins108 Maha Shiva Lingam and Durga Idols were
installed in these 64 villages. These 108 Shiva Temples are mentioned in the
Shivala Stotram and song is written in Malayalam language. Of the 108
Siva Temples, 105 temples are situated in Kerala state, 2 temples in Karnataka and
1 in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu.
Among these temples, the Lord Shiva of Gokarnam
Mahabaleswara Temple in the north and Goddess Kumari of Kanyakumari temple in
the south were considered as the protectors of Kerala. The first temple created
by Parasurama was the Thrissur Vadakkunnathan Temple and the last one was the
Thrikkariyoor Mahadeva Temple. This Temple is considered as one
of the 108 Shiva Temples created by Lord Parasurama.
The Temple
This is a west facing temple.
Presiding Deity is housed in the sanctum in the form of Lingam. He is facing
west. It is believed that the Siva Linga is Rudrakshasila which
is irregular in shape, red in colour and is untouched by the human sculptor. Goddess
Parvathi is also housed in same Sanctum, facing East. The sanctum is built
in circular shape. There are shrines of Dakshinamoorthy, Sastha, Ganapathy and Nagayakshi
in the temple premises. All these shrines are facing south.
Festivals
Shivarathri is the festival
celebrated in this temple with much fanfare.
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 500
meters from Pannithadam, 6 Kms from Kunnamkulam, 6 Kms from Kunnamkulam New Bus
Stand, 14 Kms from Guruvayur, 14 Kms from Guruvayur Railway Station, 16 Kms
from Vadakkanchery, 23 Kms from Thrissur and 76 Kms from Cochin Airport. The
Temple is situated near Pannithadam in the Kunnamkulam – Vadakkanchery Bus
route.
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