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RAJARAJESWARA OF TALIPARAMBA |
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One of the
Zamorins was an ardent devotee of the Lord of Taliparamba. After years of intense worship
he is said to have entered the sanctum sanctorum and merged With the God. Even today when
the elder Zamorin dies the information should be given to the temple authorities and the
Lord is supposed to observe mourning. Even the distant Travancore kings paid obeisance to
the deity by offering an elephant whenever a ruler is crowned or visited the temple.
Taliparamba was formerly known as Perinjellur or Lakshmipuram in Sanskrit. This was one of
the sixty-four gramams or villages in Kerala. There were sixty-four Nambudiri families in
this village who were the uralars or temple trustees. Taliatiri elected from those
Nambudiris conducted the administration of Taliparamba on behalf of the Lord of the
temple. Taliatiri enjoyed enormous powers which he was expected to use for the protection
of the people and also for the punishment of the evil-doors. |
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