TIRUVANANTHAPURAM

To his shock and surprise he found that grand form incredibly huge - 13 Km long, having his head at Tiruvallam and feet at Trippapur, the two modern towns lying to the North and South of the temple with 13 Km distance between them. The petrified sage prayed to the Lord to reduce himself to a convenient size for performing pujas. His appeal being reasonable, the Lord at once shrank to the present size and ordained that for the conduct of prayer services only Tulu brahmins be employed. 

It was indeed an especial honour to the sage; for, he hailed only from that place. When the sage announced the sports of the Lord, philanthropists and asthikas came in large numbers and started building temple with mini- shrines for Parivaradevathas etc. with such infinite enthusiasm that in a few years it attracted lakhs of persons. As the Lord too denied nothing to the genuine devotees, the fame spread far and wide. And what about the royal patronage? It is equal to none but to itself. Hence the development of the temple in all directions in a few decades.

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