Pallassana - East

Overview

Sri Kalyana Parvathy Sametha Sri Gargeswara Swamy Temple - Gargeshwara swamy with Kalyana Parvati

Location

Location: The Pallassana East village is located about 23 Kms from the Palakkad railway station and off the Kollengode Kunisseri road. Chirakkode 1Km away frm Gramam, Karippode 5 km away frm Gramam towards Palakkad - Land Mark : VIMHS (Vaidyanathaiyer Memorial High School, Gramam Vadakkethalai

Address: JMP6+48P, Karipode Pallassana Rd, Pallassana, Kerala 678505

Temple Timings: 

5.00AM TO 9.30AM

5.30PM TO 7.30PM


History

When the Tamil Brahmins moved to East Pallassana, they started looking for a place of worship – temple. Thus the Siva temple came to existence. The Siva Lingam of the present temple was originally consecrated and worshipped by a Rishi, known by the name, Gargamuniswar and hence the name for our Swamy – Gargeswara

Swamy. The original temple was very much below ground level – in a pit.


Later on they raised the level to high and reconstructed the temple

to the current level. The Ambal of the temple is Kalyana Parvathy. The

original stone idol was approximately 5 feet high and with all lakshanams. Later the idol was changed as the original one developed deformity in stomach region (challa vizharathu). This was predicted in prasnam and the present idol was consecrated in the place of old one, some hundred year ago. The original idol was put in Grama kulam (Sivan Kulam) and remained there till 1957-58. Before the ashtabandha kalasa kumbhabhishekam in 1957 – 58 ashtamangalya prasnam was conducted and they recommended to remove the idol from the village tank as it had some bad effects. In 1957-58 the entire water was pumped out of the Sivan kulam and the idol was retrieved from the tank. It was then taken to Gayathri river and buried there. Till this Kumbhabishekam in 1958 a snake shaped idol as Subramaniaswamy was also being worshipped. During 1957-58 Kumbhabishekam new Subramaniaswamy idol was consecrated and old idol became Nagar(snake).


Apart from Gargeswarar and Kalyana Parvathi there are other prathishtas like Nandikeswarar,Vigeswarar, Subranmania swami, Nagar, Sastha, Chandikeswarar, navagrahangal (small lingam shaped nine stone pratishtas in inverted “U” Shape near Chandikeswarar) etc are there in the temple.


The temple is constructed in the typical style (Agama vidhi) found in

any other Tamil Brahmin agraharam temples. In all Tamil Brahmin Siva temple, if Ambal prathishta is there and when Sivan faces East direction, then Ambal’s prathishta is done facing South direction. In this temple Goddess also is facing South direction.

Deities

Videos

Photo Gallery

Utsavams

Vahanas

No Vahanam , Only “Utsava Moorthy” is taken for Grama Prathikshanam

Adimakkavu

Pazhaya kavu Meenkulathi Amman

Puthan Kavu Baghavathy Temple

Other Agraharam Information

Contact Information

Sri P.M Seshadri,President 9495072070

Sri R.Bhava kumar Secretary 9447744827

Sri K.R.Venkateswaran Treasurer 9744211777

Sri P.R.Ramaswamy 9444874774

Well Known Elders from the Agraharam

Food and Catering

Other eataries

Hall for functions and Lodging

Other places to stay which are nearby

Bank Accounts for sending Kanikkai, donation or vazhipadu

Canara Bank,Pallasena Branch

Kizhakke Grama Samajam

A/C No:6010101004670

IFSC CODE:CNRB0006010

Author's Notes

Pallasana Agraharam - Kizhakke Gramam - 100 Agraharams Project

Kalyana Parvati Samedha Sri Gargeshwara Swamy

Pallasana is about 6 kilometers from Kollengode railway station and 23 Kms from Palakkad.

Pallasana has two Brahmin Agraharams - One the Kizhakke Gramam - East Village and the other Pandinjare Gramam - West Village

We are at the Pallasana East Village now

To learn about Pallasana is to learn about the Mannadiyars who migrated from the Chola land and founded the Meenkulathi Temple. Actually Goddess Meenakshi manifested under an umbrella (in the divine stone the Mannadiyars brought from Madurai) and hence the place is called 'Kudamannu'.

One will also learn from Pallasena the Onathallu. Onathallu, which is 'also known as Kayyāmkali or Avittathallu is an Indian martial dance and a semi-contact combat sport performed in Kerala during the festival of Onam.'. The sport has its origins in the wars the locals fought as a part of the Kolathanadu Kingdom.

"The name Pallassana refers to the fact that the group historically constituted the Pallava Sena or the Pallava Army, which eventually morphed into Pallassana or Pallasena, as it is known today."

That also brings us to the Rishi Garga. There are many saints in the name of Garga. An article in Hindupedia tells about 8 different Gargas. The saint installed the original deity which according to Sri P S Krishnan (quoted by RajaTatha website) "The original stone idol was approximately 5 feet high and with all lakshanams. Later the idol was changed as the original one developed deformity in stomach region (challa vizharathu). This was predicted in prasnam and the present idol was consecrated in the place of old one, some hundred year ago. The original idol was put in Grama kulam  (Sivan Kulam) and remained there till 1957-58. Before the ashtabandha kalasa kumbhabhishekam in 1957 – 58 ashtamangalya prasnam was  conducted and they recommended to remove the idol from the village tank as it had some bad effects. In 1957-58 the entire water was pumped out of the Sivan kulam and the idol was retrieved from the tank. It was then taken to Gayathri river and buried there."

Goddess Kalyana Parvati blesses devotees with a long happy married life.

There is also an interesting titbit - "In Palakkad region the first Sasthapreethi is conducted in Nurani and the last Sasthapreethi at Pallassana Kizhekke Gramam."

The agraharam is in a North South axis and the Lord faces east and a pond. The Goddess faces south as in east facing Shiva temples.

Shiva temples usually have large land grants and in Tamilnadu temples have grants for Thoonga Vilakku or Perpetual Lamp - திருநுந்தா விளக்கு or நந்தா விளக்கு where Kings and commons donated goats or cattle for making ghee from milk. The lands granted ensured adequate rice for nitya puja at the temples. All was lost with the 1970 Land act and the temples now have to depend on contributors for the daily upkeep and running.

Like Sri Venkateswaran says in this video, there will be a time when the sons and daughters of this Gramam will return and hopefully restore the glory of the past.

Like I said in the earlier gramams, Kollengode is full of magic during monsoons. I also like the clean water body /tank which is refreshing and good to recharge the aquifers.

My namaskarams to the elders who have thoughtfully integrated all elements in the Agraharams to make it sustainable.

Radhe Krishna

Sriram(Hari), 100-Agraharams Project

Rama Bhagavathar Charitable Trust

July 12, 2024