ANNADANA PRABHU OF VAIKOM

For a full account of the state of affairs that culminated in the complete, clean viceroy for the radicals and out right positive destruction to the reactionaries, study of the antiquity of the temple is quite expedient at this stage. Besides, it sheds enough light on many more plus points that thrilled the theists at its very mention; it is here the illustrious demon Sivabhakta Khara, an eminent lieutenant of Lankadheeswara Ravana set the Sivalinga, while carrying it home; it is here Vyagrapada Maharshi worshipped that Sivalinga for years and was blessed with the Darshan of Uma and Maheswar, hence the naming of the Kshetra after him - Vyagrapuri, or Vaikom for short; it is here Bhargavarama installed that resplendent Sivalinga left by Khara; it is to this Lord, he brought Brahmins from afar and established several rites for the conduct of nithya naimithika pujas; it is here on the Manyasthanam - a particular spot, adjacent to the north of garbhagriha, Lord Siva was seen by Bilwamangala Swamiyar, taking meal served by no other than his loving consort Parvathi; it is its Utuppura - dining hall that served food for thousands of brahmins everyday for centuries; it is this temple's inimitable architectural marvels that won the highest appreciation of great critics of art, like Berneir etc; ,...........

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