Mahadeva Temple, Thiruvaloor – 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.
Evening Deepa Aradhana Darshan:
As per legend, Bhattathiripad of
Sooryakaladi Mana got a curse from Yakshi and Gandharva that he would die on 14th
day from the curse. They also further stated that he would not die if he is
able to attend the evening deepa aradhana darshan of Thiruvaloorappan. An
oracle on 13th day from the
temple insisted to conduct the Ucha Pooja by 10 AM tomorrow and the temple
should be closed. Bhattathiripad of Sooryakaladi Mana arrived at Tiruvallur
on 14th day and could not pray as the Nada was closed earlier.
As per the curse, he had a terrible
end. He could not able to bear the pain. He jumped and bite the wooden roof of the
temple to manage the sufferings. The teeth marks and his footsteps could be
still seen on the wooden roof and granite stone at the entrance. The evening deepa
aradhana darshan is considered to be very auspicious. It is also believed that
if one does darshan then his death won’t happen that day.
Jatayu wings fell down here:
As per legend, the demon Ravana was
abducting the goddess Sita to Lanka when Jatayu tried to rescue her.
Jatayu fought valiantly with Ravana, but as Jatayu was very old Ravana soon
defeated him by clipping his wings. It is said that his wings fell down at this
place.
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