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NANGUNERI |
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Namboodiri Brahmins were controlling the temple. In 1447 A.D. a Vaishnavite ascetic came
to Nanguneri and, at the request of the Namboodiri Brahmins took over the management of
the temple and became the first Jeer. Successive jeers went on adding to the edifice of
the temple zealously and its present stature is gigantic. The fourth Jeer built the
gopuram which is visible from a distance of about 6 miles; the 9th built the Sivili
Mandapam; the 21st secured the landed coffee estates; the 24th built the Golden Car; these
events vouchsafe the dedication to God of all the accumulated wealth by different jeers at
different times. In this connection mention
may be made of the Sivili Mandapam. Sivili is a subordinate deity in each temple akin to a
care-taker. His idol is taken round the temple in a palanquin before the actual procession
of the main deity starts, evidently to make sure if all is correct for the procession. |
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