Pallassana - West

Overview

Santhana Gopala Krishna Temple,Pallassana Padinjare Gramam - Pallassana West.

The Standing swamy idol has four arms with conch, disc, club and lotus in hands. 

Location

Location: The Pallassana West village is located about 22 Kms from the Palakkad railway station and off the Kollengode Kunisseri road and less than 2 kms from the Pallassana East Gramam. On Polaparambu road. Near Ootara Railway Station and 8kms from Kollengode Railway station

Address: JMQ2+J4W, Pallassana, Kerala 678505

Temple Timings: 

6.00AM TO 9.30AM

5.30PM TO 7.30PM


History

The temple complex has an extent of 50 cents. The structures thereon are sreekovil, namaskãra-mandapam, chuttambalam with agra-mandapam, sub-shrines, well, rathapura, compound wall, gopuram and tank.


The square eka-tala sreekovil of nirandhra type and facing east has granite adhishthanam and walls and copper sheet covered roof. The mouldings of the adhishthänam are padukam, jagati, vrtta-kumudam, kumuda-pati, kampam, galam and pati. The sopanam has four direct steps with vyali face at the top of banisters. The pranalam has makara-simha face at the base, multi-faceted sundu with rings and go-mukha end. The walls have three ghanadwaras and a functional door. The namaskara-mandapam has four pillars.


The chuttambalam has entrances on all sides. The sub-shrines of Lord Ganapati, Lord Ayyappa and Lord Subramanya are at the southwest corner facing east. The titappalli is at southeast and the yaga-sala at north east. 


The teak dhwajam covered with 15 copper paras is within the agra-mandapam. There are two other sub-shrines outside the chuttambalam, Goddess Bhagavati at southwest (facing west) and Lord Siva at northwest. The well is at northeast and there is a stage located at southeast.


A gopuram exists at the east. On the eastern side is the tank. A ratha-pura (shed for keeping chariot of the Lord) is at the northern side.


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Contact Information

Sri P.S Krishnamoorthy (President) 9446638761

Sri P.S Krishnamoorthy (VicePresident) 9446790495

Sri M.G Krishnan (Secretary)  9744235427

   Sri P.R Krishnan (Treasurer)9495134109

    Sri P A Balasubramanian 9496654360

Well Known Elders from the Agraharam

Food and Catering

Hall for functions and Lodging

Near to Pazhayakavu & At Chirakkode   approximately 2 kms away from Gramam

Bank Accounts for sending Kanikkai, donation or vazhipadu

Canara Bank, Pallasena Branch

A/C No: 110005694522

IFSC CODE: CNRB0006010

In favour of 

“ Pallasena Padijare Grama Brahmana Samooham"


Author's Notes

Pallasana - West Agraharam (Padinjare Gramam) - 100 Agraharams Project

Santhana Gopala Krishna Temple,Pallasenna

I had a brief mention about the history of Pallassana in the 'Pallassana - East' edition. However 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.

If you have to reach Pallassana west from the east village you have to take the Padmanabha Marar road. Both villages are less than 2 kilometers apart.

"By the beginning of the 20th century, two schools of Thayambaka dominated the indigenous percussion music of Kerala. Of the two, the one that flourished in the eastern part of Palakkad had its accent on melody rather than the structural coherence for which the Malamakkavu School has been famous for. Pallassana Padmanabha Marar was a supremo of the Palakkad school." Naming of the road in his memory is Pallassana's tribute to its son.

Sri P.R.Radhakrishnan in his blog writes "...the IYERS who came to PALLASSANA and settled in West Agraharam is seen having their temple for Lord Santhana Gopakrishnaswamy. Since all IYERS are followers of Adi Shankara and Adi Shankara believed in ONE GOD as the ultimate who had no GUNAS ( NIRGUNA BRAHMAM) , it is possible that West Village Brahmins were originally Vaishnavates who later joined as followers of Adi Shankara might have migrated to this Village who constructed a temple for their ISHTA DEVATHA i.e. SANTHANA GOPALAKRISHNA SWAMY since Adi Shankara, himself has said " SHIVAAYA VISHNU ROOPAYA". However, now I saw a small Shiva Lingam also in this Temple. Further, generally the Brahmins of this village used to wear the sign GOPEE CHANDANA although , now a days they also wear the sign with Bhasma."

S Jayashanker in 'Temple of Palakkad District' mentions 'Prior to the Land Reforms Act, the temple owned paddy fields which fetched 1,200 paras of paddy, besides one acre of dry land. Now only the dry land remains in the possession of gramakkãrs. The temple complex has an extent of 50 cents.' Thus over 10 tons of paddy would accrue to the temple from its lands and now nothing. It is unjust and it makes me sad.

'The main sila idol of Lord Krishna of standing pose (height: 60 cm.) has the sankalpa of Sree Santana Gopalakshnan. The idol has four arms with conch, disc, club and lotus in hands. All other idols are made of sila, Lord Siva in linga form (30 cm.), Goddess Bhagavati of mirror type, Lord Ganapati of sitting pose, Lord Subramanya and Lord Ayyappa' says the book

Radhe Krishna

Sriram(Hari), 100-Agraharams Project

Rama Bhagavathar Charitable Trust

July 12, 2024