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ARANMULA PARTHASARATHI |
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Aranmula, a
beautiful and picturesque village, about 9 km. from Chengannur. The temple is situated on
the left bank of the Pampa River embosomed in t exuberant foliage of majestic trees.
Legend has. It that the idol which is worshipped at Aranmula had originally been installed
at Nilakkal, a few miles to the south of Sabarimala ' The Pandava brothers after crowning
Parikshit as emperor of Bharat left on pilgrimage visiting various holy places. In Kerala
each brother installed his own Ishta devata on the banks the Pampa and nearby places and
offered worship. Among them the one at Nilakkal was that of Vishnu installed a worshipped
by Arjuna. |
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