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THE VADAKKUNNATHAN TEMPLE |
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The saint
understood this. So he brought skilled artisans from Tamil Nadu and had a beautiful bull
made and installed it at the entrance to the temple. Now several cows grazing in the
temple yard came near the bull and stood as though admiring the beauty of the bull. The
newly born calves also had resemblance to this bull. It was then that the people realized
that on whichever object pregnant women concentrated during their pregnancy the child
would resemble that object.
Sivarathri Festival
There are no annual utsavams or other celebrations here except Sivaratri. And the Lord
never comes out of his abode. Even during the Sivaratri celebration, which is the most
important ceremony of this temple, the deity is not taken out in procession. During the
famous Pooram festival celebrated annually in Medam (April-May), Lord Vadakkunnathan is
but a more spectator granting the premises and convenience for the festival. No offering
is received or this temple in connection with the Pooram festival incurs any expenditure.
Not even any special pooja is offered on the occasion though the Thekkinkadu maidan is the
venue of the festival. |
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