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A TEMPLE FOR RAMA AND LAKSHMANA |
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Vigrahams facing east and west are of Mahavishnu. Aamalaka Maharshi used to chant Rama's
names while doing tapas on the west side, Hence people praying here also uttered Rama nama
and worshipped the deity as Sri Rama. Consequently the idol on the east side came to be
regarded as Lakshmana, Rama's brother and life-breath. Foremost among Rama temples
Among the three famous temples dedicated to Sri Rama in Kerala, Tiruvilwamala is the
foremost, the image here being self-born. The other two temples are Triprayar near Trichur
and Tiruvangad in North Kerala. Similarly there are only a few temples for Lakshmana in
India lot alone in Kerala. There is one temple at Vennimala some 8 km. away from Kottayam.
But it is not as well known as Tiruvilwamala. To the south of the sanctums is the
little Ganapati shrine, which faces east. Outside the temple and down below on the
southern side a flight of stone steps lead to the shrine of Hariharaputra or Ayyappa
installed on the same pedestal as Siva and Parvati. |
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