Kodunthirapully
Adikesavapuram
Overview
Aadikesavaperumal
Ayyappan Temple
Naagar Temple
Location
Location: The Kodunthirapully gramam is about 8.5 kilometers south west of Palakkad railway station and off Melamuri Kottayi Rd
Address: Kodunthirappully Agraharam, QJF3+MV6, Kodunthirapully, Pirayiri, Kerala 678006
Temple Timings:
5.30AM TO 8.30AM
5.30PM TO 8.00PM
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
Ashtami Rohini
Navaratri (Very grand manner)
Mandala Vaara Japam
Chuttuvilakk Niramala in vrichika Masam
Thiruvathira Dhanu Masam
Sasthapreethi Margazhi Masam?/ Makaram 5th Known As Anjam KalaPattu
Aarattu Maholsavam – Meena Masam (Pankuni Utram)
Vahanas
No Vahanam
Adimakkavu
Kakkattu Kavu
Kannadi Kavu
Manapully Kavu
Emur Bagavathy
Kizhakanchery Kavu(Thachankadu)
Other Agraharam Information
Total homes in the Agraharam: 200
Number and % of Brahmin homes: 200 or about 100%
Number and % of homes retaining traditional look: 95%
Does the village have a brahmana samooham:
Does the village temple have a temple car (theru): Yes Chariot
When was the last ashtabandhana kumbabhishekam done: 2013 – May Ganapathi kovil, 2018 – July Siva Kovil
Gothrams:
Veda Patasala: ArshaVidya Gurudeva Jaimaneeya Samaveda Paatasala, 10 children learning at present (3rd Batch)
Contact Information
Managing trustee : Sri K S Balasubramanian – 9496193686
Smt Sandhya – 8848528502
President : K P Parameswaran – 9447327400
Secretary : Krishnamoorthy K R
Well Known Elders from the Agraharam
Late Sri K N Sahasranama Iyer
Late Sri Ramaswamy Sastrikal
Late Sri Srinivasa Iyer
Late Sri K R Venkatarama Iyer
Brahmasri K R Thiruvenkatanatha Sharma
Musicians - Late Sri Krishna Sastrikal
Late Sri Swaminatha Iyer (Mridangist)
Late Sri Srinivasa Iyer (Ashtapathy Drama)
Sri K P Parameswaran (Mridangist) Asthana Vidwan Kanchi madom
Disciple of PadmaVibhushan Sri TK Moorthy
Sun tubes Chennai
Hotel Sri Harihara Putra
Manis Lunch Homes (Mattunga,Cion ,Mumbai)
Marshial Brush Company Mumbai
Food and Catering
Arranged on request
Hall for functions and Lodging
Bank Accounts for sending Kanikkai, donation or vazhipadu
A/c name:
Author's Notes
Agraharam 62 in the 100 Agraharams Project
Kodunthirapully
Of the 62 including this agraharam, Kodunthirapully is amongst the very few agraharams where the history, origins, rituals and other background information have been well articulated. My namaskarams to Managing trustee Sri K S Balasubramanian.
My brother-in-law has always been upbeat about the Navaratri celebrations in this agraharam and when I visited this village for the first time, I could see why. It is one amongst the more pristinely preserved agraharams with mud roads and no thoroughfare.
The blog by Sri Narayanaswamy elaborates about the Kodunthirapully gramam:
"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."
Incidentally the place Anbil is also called Premapuri - after Brahma and Valmiki were both arguing out of their love for the Lord, and hence the place came to be known as Anbil (in Tamil, anbu = love/affection). The name of this place in Sanskrit texts is Premapuri."
The blog further elaborates about the Sasthapreethi:
"In the Agrahaharam this ceremonial function is also called as “Ancham Kala Pattu” in resemblance to the Kerala style of 5th day Kalamaezhuthu Pattu starting from Malayalam month ‘Makaram’, which is so celebrated at “Nerumkaitha Kottai Ayyappaswamy Temple, Kadalundinagaram from wherein the God the Poorna Pushkalambal Sametha Harihara Puthra Swamy as Aswaruda, has come over to this place, Kodunthirapully. It is indeed celebrated in a unique style with distinct culture and tradition. By the overwhelming spirit and enthusiasms of the devotees, the Mahanaeyvaedyam “Sathasathayam Payasam” fully booked for more than 10 further coming years."
Radhe Krishna!
Warm regards,
Sriram (Hari)
Trustee, Rama Bhagavatar Charitable Trust
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