| It is this
Bharata anxiously and devotedly awaiting the return of Rama from exile that is conceived
as the deity of the Kutalmanikyam temple at Irinjalakuda. The attitude is that of a
much-relieved and happy Bharata just learning from Hanuman that Rama with his friends, the
Vaanara warriors and Vibhishna were already on their way to Ayodhya. Kutalmanikyam is probably the only temple dedicated to Bharata in
the whole of India. It is believed that Hanuman is even today present in the temple
kitchen. One person, the belief, can lift even huge vessels in which naivedyams are
cooked being that Hanuman gives a helping hand from the other side. Incidentally,
there is no upadevata in this temple, not even Vighneswara usually found in almost all
temples. |
