Irinjalakuda
KoodalManikyam Temple |
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 Situated
21 Km from trissur, and 10 km from Irinjalakuda Railway Station,
this ancient temple is perhaps the only one in India dedicated
to Bharatha, the brother of Sree Rama. The eleven-day Annual Festival
featuring a pageant of thirteen caparisoned elephants (held in
April/May), marks the end of the festival season in Kerala.It is
open from 03:30 am - 11:30 am & 05:00 pm - 08:30 pm). SREE
KOODALMANIKYAM temple is the embodiment of peace and sanctity,enshining
LORD SANGAMESHWARA -God almighty.. The temple is surrounded by
four vast ponds . the one inside the temple occupying the entire
northern quarter of the ten acre compound is believed to be sanctified
by KULIPINI MAHARSHI who had held a great yaga here The pond is
known as "KULIPINI THEERTHAM". Temple
is provided with an ancient drainage system which allows no water
logging however heavy be the downpour during monsoon.
The popularly known as Koodalmanikam of Sangameswara is supposed to be the Para Brahma moorthy(The God almighty).The sanctum is believed to have the presence of all other godly powers and hence the name KOODALMANIKYAM - Koodal means" joints together". There is only one place of worship, even Ganapathy is not be found inside the temple. Koodal also means the couplance of rivers.In the ancient past ,Chalakudy river and Kurumali river is said to have flowed through this area and met together on the western side of the temple.Thus the load of the coup lance of this rivers came to be known as KOODLMANIKYM and the place came to be known as "Iru Chaal Koodal". Seventeen elephants are engaged for the daily ceremonial rounds to the accomplishment of Panchari Melam . The head gears of seven elephants are made of pure gold and rest of pure silver-another uniqueness of this temple. |
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