| Temples & Legends Of Kerala |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
LORD OF VAIKOM |
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| Vighneswara
cast a significant glance on Trisuli, of his attendant Bhootaganas. Trisuli, meaning lite
three-pronged dragger, cut the woman into three pieces. The trunk was thrown on the
southern side of the temple where the shrine stands, the head, at M 4 km. away and the
legs at Kuttummel to the north the temple. From these the respective goddesses arose. The Yakshi in a previous birth had been a Gandharva damsel, by name, Neelakuntala. Conceited by her personal beauty and charm she once mocked at Sage Agastya and his disciples returning to their ashram after worshipping Vaikathappan. The enraged Rishi cursed her as a result of which she became a Yakshi. She begged forgiveness and was promised liberation at the hands of Trisuli.
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