| Temples & Legends Of Kerala |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
THE VADAKKUNNATHAN TEMPLE |
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| The Maha-linga
cannot be seen because it is covered with ghee. The mound is nearly 10 feet around the
original linga and there is hardly space for the priest to go around in the small sanctum.
That in spite of so many lamps burning in the sanctum or even in hot weather the ghee does
not melt nor any worm or bad smell occurs in the accumulated ghee is a matter for wonder. In the Ayurveda, old ghee is prescribed as cure for many diseases. Only at Trichur temple there is ghee, which is as old as a thousand years. Hence, the Vaidyas in Kerala are known to approach this temple for old ghee. While ghee is the abhisheka for Siva, oil is offered for Rama and panchagavya for Sankaranarayana.
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