Living in Thripunithura we never knew of this lovely temple.
Just 5 km from our house is the ancient Puthankulangara Sivan temple .
It has a very intresting history .
The Pandavas during thier banishment is given a house to stay but due to Duryodhanas deviousness its a house made of wax so that it could be burnt when they are inside .
The pandavas realised there was some stealth behind their stay they built a tunnel from house to use when needed.
As they feared the house was put on fire and they escaped through the tunnel but in the process all of them suffered painful burns by the fire .
Kunthi devi prayed to lord Krishna to relieve them of their ailment .
Vishnu asked them to pray in the Siva temple of one place and kunti devi doing so the lord removed thier problems .
Its this temple that was used by the pandavas .
It was renovated by the Mampattu bhatathiri family who managed the temple for many years till it was was given to a Tulu family
Just 5 km from our house is the ancient Puthankulangara Sivan temple .
It has a very intresting history .
The Pandavas during thier banishment is given a house to stay but due to Duryodhanas deviousness its a house made of wax so that it could be burnt when they are inside .
The pandavas realised there was some stealth behind their stay they built a tunnel from house to use when needed.
As they feared the house was put on fire and they escaped through the tunnel but in the process all of them suffered painful burns by the fire .
Kunthi devi prayed to lord Krishna to relieve them of their ailment .
Vishnu asked them to pray in the Siva temple of one place and kunti devi doing so the lord removed thier problems .
Its this temple that was used by the pandavas .
It was renovated by the Mampattu bhatathiri family who managed the temple for many years till it was was given to a Tulu family
.
In 1492 it was renovated .
Later a Cochin thampuran added Bhagavathy depicting kodungaloor amma who came to be close to her devotee who was bedridden .
Shaktan thampuran ruled Cochin in 1800 and the temple was renovated then .
His skin disease vanished after his phyisical labour for the temple .
In 1790 when Tipu Sultan came to kerala with his hordes of savages destroying temples murdering raping pillaging converting a devotee of a temple in Malabar ran with a Saastha idol and this too was installed here .
The temple today is known for its beauty its neatness with levelled green lawns symetrical granite patgways trees flowering plants and medicinal plants .
It has trees corresponding to all astrological stars
Murals depicting its legends adorn its walls .
It has alovely pond.
Mahavishnu too has a small temple like bhagavathy and Saastha .
Its a treat to photograph this temple the air was pristine with a gentle breeze from the giant banyan tree ,devotees were circumbulating a silver chariot used in ceremonies was seen and lovely huge lamps temple flagstaff etc .
It was an unforgettable temple indeed .
His skin disease vanished after his phyisical labour for the temple .
In 1790 when Tipu Sultan came to kerala with his hordes of savages destroying temples murdering raping pillaging converting a devotee of a temple in Malabar ran with a Saastha idol and this too was installed here .
The temple today is known for its beauty its neatness with levelled green lawns symetrical granite patgways trees flowering plants and medicinal plants .
It has trees corresponding to all astrological stars
Murals depicting its legends adorn its walls .
It has alovely pond.
Mahavishnu too has a small temple like bhagavathy and Saastha .
Its a treat to photograph this temple the air was pristine with a gentle breeze from the giant banyan tree ,devotees were circumbulating a silver chariot used in ceremonies was seen and lovely huge lamps temple flagstaff etc .
It was an unforgettable temple indeed .
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