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Adoor
temple
Fourty Five kms. East of Kasaragod town, Adoor is noted
for its ancient Siva Temple, believed to have been founded by arjuna.
The temple, which is known as Sri Mahalingeswara temple, is situated in
picturesque surroundings on the southern bank of the river Payaswini.
The Makara Samkramam is a very important festival day in the
temple when a Sahasra Kumbla Abhishekam with feeding of a
large number of people takes place. According to tradition, the day
coincides with the anniversary of the day on which a harijan spotted the
Sivalingam. The annual Jatra or festival of the temple starts with Dhwaja Arohanam (hoisting of the temple flag) on the 27th of
the Kumbam (February, March) and concludes with the Avabritha
Snanam (holy drip) in the waters of the Payaswini on the Meenam
(April) every year.
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Ajanur
Madiyan Kulam Temple
In Ajanur village is situated the famous Madiyan
Kulam temple. It is about 5kms. from
Kanhangad, the head quarters of Hosdurg taluk. The main diety of
the temple is Bhadrakali; but there are also other deities like
Kshetrapalan,
Bhagavathi and Bhairavan. A peculiarity of this temple is
that a Brahmin priest performs pooja only in the noon, while the
morning and evening poojas are performed by a sect called Maniyanis. The
festival in the temple fall during th emonths of Edavam ( May, June) and
Dhanu ( December, January) and on these days all the poojas are
performed by the Brahmin priest. Teyyam is performed in connection with
this festival.
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Ananthapuram
At a distance of about 5kms. from kumbla is the
Ananthapuram temple which is said to be the Moolasthanam of the
Ananthapadmanabha Swami (Sri Padmanabha Swami Temple) of
Thiruvananthapuram. Local tradition has it that Anantha Padmanabha
of Thiruvananthapuram had settled down here originally.
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Anantheswar
Temple
The fame of Manjeswar lies in the famous Srimad
Anantheswar Temple owned by the Gowda Saraswath community. It attracts
pilgrims from all over India, ;pertricularly from the region lying
Kanyakumari and Goa. The annual car festival of the temple is on th
esixth Lunar day of the bright half of the Margashira month, usually
between the third week of November and the third week of December. It is
also called the Shashti Festival as the final day celebration takes
place on the Skanda Shashti day, a day sacred to Subramanya.
The authorities have provided several amenities for pilgrims. In the
outer round of the temple, there is a flower garden named Ananda Nandana
Vana.
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Bela
Church
About 11kms. from Kumbla on the Kumbla – Badiadka
road , is the Mother Dlorus Church of Bela. This Gothic style Roman
Catholic church which is under the Mangalapuram Diocese, has celebrated
its centenary recently.
The chriatian church at Kasaragod has also celebrated its centenary
recently. The St. Thomas Church at Chittarikkal is another famous one.
The eastern parts of the district abound in a number of small and big
churches.
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Kizhur
Sastha Temple
Ther is an ancient Sastha temple at Chandragiri, which
is known as Kizhur Sastha Temple. This is the head quarters of the
Anjooru Nayanmar (Five Hundred Nairs). The festival, which is peculiar
to this temple is Pattu Uthsavam. Troups of professional singers sing
jointly in praise of the greatness of the diety. The dignitaries of all
the Kazhakams of Saliyas from Pattuvam to Panambur (present new
Mangalapuram) known as Pathinalu Nagaram assemble here annually on the
second Saturday of Vrischikam (November).
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Kumbla
Sri GopalaKrishna Temple
Two of the four sacred temples of Kumbla Seema are located in Kumbla and
its suburbs. They are the Mujankavu Sri Parthasaradhi Temple and
kanipura ( Kaniyara) Sri Gopala Krishna Temple. Kumbla is also called
kanipura (kaniyara) after the latter temple. In view of the local
importance of these temples, brief accounts of each of these are given
below.
The temple of Sri parthasaradhi of Mujankavu is situated in Ednad
village, about four kms. east of Kumbla and about eight kms. north west
of Madhur.
The Sri Gopala Krishna Temple, for which extensive repairs and
renovations have been carried out recently, is situated in the heart of
the town of Kumbla at the foot of an elevated hill which rises
majestically in front of it, with the Kumbla river flanking it on the
left (north). The colourful festival at Kumbla temple, which lasts for
five days every year, commences with the Dwajaarohanam on the
Makara
Sankramana day. People in thousands from all over the region attend
these festivals.
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Madhur
Temple
At
Madhur, eight kms. north east of Kasaragod, is the
famous Madhur Srinad Anantheswara Temple. The imposing structure of the
temple, with its turrets and gables and the copper plate roofing, rises
majestically against the beautiful landscape of hills, paddy fields and
gardens with the river Madhuvahini flowing leisurely in front of it.
The Madhur temple is a Siva temple with Srimad Anantheswara as it’s
presiding diety. The Sivalingam of the temple is said to have been found
by a harijan woman, Madharu.
A special festival associated with the Madhur Temple is the Moodappaseva.
The large figure of Maha Ganapathi is covered with appam. It requires
enormous quantities of rice and lakhs of rupees for its conduct. The
festival is conducted only periodically in view of the huge expenditure
involved. It was celebrated in April 1962 after a lapse of about 160
years, and very recently in April 1992.
The ceiling of the Namakshara Mandapam
of the Madhur Temple has been decorated with beautiful figures of
puranic heroes in wood carving. A closer examination of the wood
carvings would disclose the various episodes of the Ramayana, beginning
with the Puthrakameshtiyagam and ending with Seetha
Swayamvaram.
The Mandapam in the interior of the temple building as well as the
outside facade of the second and third storeys of the main building are
also profuse with attractive and exquisite woodcarvings.
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Malik
Dinar Mosque
Kasaragod acquired over the years, considerabl
importance as a centre of Islam on the west coast. It is the side of one
of the mosques believed to have been founded by Malik Ibn Dinar. The
mosque, Juma Masjid, which is one one of the best kept and mosque
attractive in the district, is located at Thalankara. It contains the
grave of Malik Ibn Mohammed, one of the descendants of Malik Ibn Dinar
and the places is sacred to Muslims. Another notable mosque, in
Kasaragod is the Theruvath Mosque which is in the centre of the town. An
important local celebration takes place every year in commemoration of
the arrival of Malik Ibn Dinar. The Uroos attract pilgrims from all over
India.
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Narampady
Church
This is a Roman Catholic church on the Badiadka –
Mulleriaroute, about 10kms. from Badiadka. This is known as St.John
Britto Church and this church was established in 1939.
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Nellikkunnu Mosque
Nellikkunnu Mosque
Nellikkunnu Uroos, celebrated in Nellikkunnu mosque,
attracts people in thousands. The Nercha celebration, during the second
half of November, lasts for one week.
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Perne
Of the 18 temples of Muchilottu
Bhagavathi, Perne is is
the northern most and and the only one north of Payaswini Seema. It is
5kms. east of Kumbla and near Ananthapura Lake Temple, on the Kumbla –
Badiadka route. The mass marriage at the time of Pooram
festival in the
month of Meenam, is a unique feature of this temple.
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Temples
of Kasaragod Town
Kasaragod has a few important temples. Of these, the Mallikarjuna
temple situated near the taluk office, is the most important. The
annual festival in this temple falls in the month of March and it
attracts huge crowds.
One of the most important temples of the Gowda Saraswatha in Kerala is
the Venkataramana Temple. The Sri Arya Karthyayani Temple
and the Sri Panduranga Temple are also important temples of the
place.
Just on the eastern side of Pulikunnu by the Payaswini river there is a
temple belomnging to the Thiyya community where thirty nine deities are
worshipped. The main festival here, called Kaliyattam, falls
inFebruary/March. There is also the Palakkunnu Temple
(near Malik Ibn Dinar Mosque)akin to the Plakkunnu Devasthanam of
Uduma. Bhagavathi temples such as Theruvath Bhagavathi and Kadappuram
Sri Kurumba temples, are spread all over the Muncipal area, worshipped
by particular communities.
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Trikkannad
This is a Siva temple on the sea shore, within one km. of the Bekkal
– bridge. The place around Pandyan kallu, a rock rising above the sea
near the temple, is an ideal spot for adventurous swimmers. Swimming in
the sea is a popular spot here.
Palakkunnu Bhagavathi Kshethram is one km. North of Trikkannad on the
Kasaragod – Kanhangad road. The annual Bharani festival attractgs
thousands.
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