| Temples & Legends Of Kerala |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
THE GODDESS WHO HAS PERIODS |
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feeding shed is on the northern side of the courtyard. Outside the temple wall on the is,
the vast temple tank called Saktikunda Tirtham is said that when the first menses of the
Goddess place Homa was performed at this place, which be gradually a lake. Now it is full
of weeds and in a state of disrepair. There are giant peepal trees on all sides of the Courtyard, which enhance the natural beauty of the Place. Tree on the right side of the west nada is especially Significant. Those possessed and suffering from evil spirits get rid of their ailments here, by driving a nail into the trunk of the tree as at Chottanikara. Ceremonies like annaprasanam, marriages etc., place on the west nada. One always finds here d tees observing bhajan for a certain number of days in fulfillment of a vow or simply to propitiate the gods.
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