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A TEMPLE FOR RAMA AND LAKSHMANA |
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After the
Kurukshetra battle the Pandavas, on the advice of Sage Vyasa, came down here and performed
oblations for those who were killed in the battle so that their souls might attain
sadgati. Thereafter the Pandavas prayed at the temple and went through Punarjanani. They
also installed a few temples on the banks of the river Someswaram, Ivarmatom and
Kothakurussi.
Ekadashi Festival
The important annual festival here is Ekadasi in the Malayalam month of Kumbha (February-
March). On Ashtami, Navami and Ekadasi days there is vilakku (festival of lights),
niramalas (decoration with flower garlands) and elephant processions. Elaborate feasts
used to be hold in the past, which like other temples have been discontinued with the
change of times. On Ekadasi day, of course, hundreds of devotees observe fast and forgo
their sloop. They spend their time in temples in prayers and in witnessing a variety of
entertainments given freely by famed artistes. |
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