Annamanada Mahadeva Temple,
Thrissur – Legends
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Shiva Temples of Kerala:
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.
It is mentioned as Koratty Temple in the Shivalaya Nama
Stotra. Originally Annamanada was a part of Adoor Gramam (one among the 64 Brahmin
Gramams created by Parasurama and Annamanada
Mahadeva Temple was the Grama kshetra. Some of the neighbouring villages
still known as Meladoor, Keezhadoor etc. Meladoor Bhagavathy Temple is one
among the 108 Durga Temples created by Parasurama.
Annamanada:
The name Annamanada came from some Brahmin families
(Manas) where Brahmins used to get free food (Annam) in older days. The village
where Food (Annam) serving Brahmin families (Manas) situated, later known as
Annamanada.
Valiya
Balikallu:
The main peculiarity of this
temple is the sinking Valiya Balikallu. The sinking of the Valiya Balikallu
is attributed to the traditional explanation that, it was ordained by the Lord Shiva
for affording clear darshan to the untouchable Pakkanar or to Perumthachan of
the legendary Parayi Petta Panthirukulam from outside the naalambalam.
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