Overview

Thrippallavur Mahasiva Temple

Location

History

Deities

Photo Gallery

Utsavams

Vahanas

Adimakkavu

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

Author's Notes

Pallavur - 100 Agraharams Project

“The temple dates back to very ancient period. The extensive paddy fields near the temple and its picturesque surroundings, the imposing circular dwi-tala sreekovil and the huge compound wall (believed to have been built overnight by Bhootaganas) provide an exhilarating experience to a devotee. The legend says that Sree Khara consecrated three idols at a time, at Trppaloor, Ayiloor (old name Kailoor) and Pallavoor. The belief is that Sree Khara who visited the famous Sree Vishnu temple site on the southern bank of Gayatri river offered prayers to Lord Siva and that a swayambhoo idol of the Lord then emerged from the ground for him to worship. He also installed two Rudräksha sila idols, one at Ayiloor with his right hand, where the idol faces east and the other with his left hand, where the idol faces west.” The Sree Siva idol at Thrippaloor is Swayambhoo.

“The temple has a unique architectural style with imposing maryada (compound wall) and a copper sheet covered circular dwi-tala sreekovil of height of about 18.7 metres. It is believed that the structures of the temple were built by Pallavas of Kanchi following their famous architectural style. There is a view that Pallavoor was the second capital of Pallavas after Kanchi. Since Pallavas had their seat here the place got the name Pallavoor (oor of Pallavãs).

As the idol at Trpallavoor was found to be very fierce, a prasna was held and as per its prescriptions, a teertha-kulam was built at its front so that the sight of the Lord first falls on this sacred tank.

Centuries later after the installation of the idol the temple came into the hands of five manas, Ealamkulam, Poolamanna, Etamana, Muñoorli and Paralikkät of which Muñoorli mana had either to relinquish its rights or it ceased to exist. The other four manas continued to manage the temple till 1945 when the H.R.&C.E.

Earlier the temple had properties of the extent of 1,071.94 acres besides 8,781 paras of paddy per annum

The structures thereon are sreekovil, namaskara-mandapam, sub-shrines, chuttambalam with agra-mandapam, valiya-balikkall, dhwajam, pradakshina-vazhi, oottupura, office-cum-pattayappura, maryada, gopuras, well and tank.” - Census of India Special Studies - Kerala, Temples of Palakkad District, S.Jayashanker

I wonder if the temple continues to own and benefit from the 1000 odd acres of land and the many paras of grain which I calculated to be about 70 tons of paddy.

"I remember the drummers; they were the heroes in our village. The brothers Manian, Appu and Kunjukuttan were a class unto their own, the Pallavur brothers or the Pallavur trinity as they were fondly called, held a percussion audience in rhapsody. For a tiny village nesting somewhere around the Western Ghats with a population of a few hundred (those days), this was our claim to fame, three Chenda stalwarts who made it to concerts around the world and who worked magic with their drum-sticks, ah! They could get their drums to talk, believe me!!"

- Maddy's ramblings - The Talking Drums

The ancestors of Sri KV Krishna Ayyar, the doyen of Malabar history were from Pallavur

Sri P.R.Ramachander writes "Most of the families were Vadamas or Ashta Sahasram." "..there is a story of Tippu Sultan attacking the temple and he used an elephant to take out the pratishta, but in vain. Even now, it is said that you can see the pratishta slightly tilted as a result of the pull by the elephant." "The famous musician Pallavur Mani Bhagavathar hails from Pallavoor. There was also once a Judge called Judge Rama Iyer belonging to this village.

Sri P K Venkitarama Iyer, who from humble beginnings, despite being a normal Chemistry graduate, rose to become Chief Engineer of Fertilizer Corp of India, in 1940s & ’50s is also from Pallavoor. After retirement, he founded the Chinmaya Mission School in Pallavoor, which has become one of the prominent educational institutions in Palakkad."

Radhe Krishna

Sriram(Hari)

100-Agraharams Project

Rama Bhagavathar Charitable Trust

October 16, 2024