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SRI RAMA TEMPLE AT TRIPRAYAR |
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temple in the southern side of the courtyard there is an Ayyappa (Sasta) shrine. It
is believed that this deity was originally at the place where the present Rama idol is
installed. With the arrival of Sri Rama, Ayyappa moved to the south in the present
location in the same way Edathedathu Kavu Bhagawat at Guruvayur moved to the north side on
arrival of Sri Krishna. In fact, it is believed that in olden days Kerala had only
three kinds of shrines or kavus that is for Ayyappa, Naga and Bhagawati. It was with
the advent of the Nambudiris that these kavus were converted into temples dedicated to
Rama, Krishna, Siva etc. At Triprayar the original temple of Ayyappa appears to have been
converted into the Rama temple. |
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