Anikode



Overview

Sri Maha Ganapathy

Sri Dharmasastha Temple

Location

Location: The Anikode gramam is about 12 kilometers west of Palakkad railway station and off Melamuri Kottayi Rd

Address: QH9H+7XP, Mathur East, Kerala 678571

Temple Timings: 

6:00AM TO 9:00AM

5:30PM TO 7:30PM


History

The ancestors of the Kodunthirapully Agraharam had migrated from a village Anbil situated nearby Srirangam in Trichy and settled down in 1234 AD. 


The Chaitanyam of Lord Sri Mahavishnu in Sri Ranganathaswamy temple as mentioned in Srimath Bhagavatham ‘Sri Rangakhyam Mahakshetram Nithyam Sannihitho Hari’ has been brought by Avahana as per Agamasasthra and performed Prathishta of Lord Maha Vishnu as Lord Sri Adhikesavaperumal with his consorts Goddess Bhoodevi and Sridevi.


The Brahmins so migrated mainly belonged to Sholiar or chozhiar sect. People say that they originated from Chozha Desa. The Agraharam exclusively occupied by ‘Jaimini Samavedi Thalavakara Guru’ sakha the rarest rare, belongs to the Choliya class of Tamil Brahmins.

Deities

Sree Devi -Bhoodevi Sametha Sri Aadikesava Swamy

Upadevatha: Garudan , Viswaksenan (Gadi Ganapathi)

Poorna - Pushkalamba Sametha Sri Hariharaputra Swamy

Upadevatha: Anjaneyar

Naagar –Ganapathy

Videos

Photo Gallery

Utsavams

Vahanas

No Vahanam

Adimakkavu

Kappothi Amman Kavu, Kavil Bhagavathy

Other Agraharam Information

Contact Information

Well Known Elders from the Agraharam

Food and Catering

Hall for functions and Lodging

Bank Accounts for sending Kanikkai, donation or vazhipadu

A/c name:

ANIKODE GRAMA SAMOOHAM

PNB NURANI BRANCH

AC NO: 9130002100000291

IFSC :PUNB0913000

UPID : 8078252016M@pnb

Author's Notes

*Agraharam 64 in the 100 Agraharams Project*

*Anikode*

As narrated by the residents, the raids by the Mysore Sultanate forces caused immense suffering to the local people. Until the fall of the Palghat Fort in 1790, it seems that the residents of this region, including the migrating Brahmins, could hardly breathe easy.

Allow me to share an excerpt from the Malabar Manual by William Logan that highlights Tipu Sultan’s brutal campaigns:

_"Fra Bartolomao, who was on the coast for some time before Tippu left it, gives a graphic account of his actions. In all his expeditions, Tippu arranged his force in this manner—First, a corps of '30,000 barbarians,' who butchered everybody they encountered; Tippu himself rode on an elephant, followed by another corps of 30,000 men. His treatment of the people was brutal in the extreme. At Calicut, he hanged mothers and then suspended their children from their necks. Naked Christians and Hindus were torn apart by elephants. All churches and temples were destroyed. Christian and Hindu women were forcibly married to Muslims. His information was obtained from refugees fleeing the 'merciless tyrant.' His forces plundered and destroyed whatever they could find, making it almost impossible for the locals to protect their belongings."_

I often wonder how much more our forefathers, the founders of these agraharams, must have endured during their perilous journey—first from the east near the Cauvery and later to this region. Their sacrifices in preserving the agraharams and our way of life should never be forgotten.

It is truly heartening to see Sri Sudharshan from the village pursuing Adhyayanam at the Ramanathapuram Patasala. If you haven't visited the Ramanathapuram Patasala, I highly encourage you to visit the institution and the goshala and contribute towards the students' well-being.

Radhe Krishna!

Warm regards,

Sriram (Hari)

Trustee, Rama Bhagavatar Charitable Trust

+91 9840773410

100 Agraharams Project

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