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RAJARAJESWARA OF TALIPARAMBA |
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The most
distinguished of the royal poets of the Zamorin of Calicut, Uddanda Sastri, being a
Nirgunopasaka was never given to worshipping of deities. Whenever he visited any
temple he simply stood before the deity folding his hands. But when he stood before
Rajarajeswara, the Kings, at Taliparamba he was so overwhelmed by the magnificence of the
deity that he unconsciously uttered the words, 'Hara Hara Mahadeva', and Prostrated
himself before the Lord. Then and there he composed a verse to the effect that when
he saw the splendorous crescent adorning the idol his hands automatically joined together
in prayer.
His celebrated work, kokilasandesa, contains references to some of the most important
temples of North Kerala, such as Tiruneli, Taliparamba, Trichambaram, Triprangode and
Tirunavayi. |
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