Puthucode - Thekke Gramam
Puthucode - Thekke Gramam
Puthucode - South
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The Agraharams of Palakkad
Overview
Sri Annapoorneswari Temple (Bhagavati Temple)
Location
Location : The Puthucode Kizhakke - East Gramam is is about 41 kilometers west of Palakkad railway station and 8 kms north of Vadakkancheri at Acnhumuri Junction via Kannambra
Address: Puthucode Shri Annapoorneshwari Temple, JCGX+5RC, Kannambra-I, Kerala 678687
Temple Timings:
5.00AM TO 10.00AM
5.00PM TO 8.00PM
History
Datable to very ancient period, the legend says that the temple is one of the 108 Durga temples established by Lord Parasurama. It is also believed that the sila of the idol was brought from Trttäla after having been sanctified by Lord Parasurama. The temple is known both as Sree Durga Parameswari and Sree Annapoorneswari temple. The temple came into the hands of Natuvil matham Swamiyars of Thrissoor. For centuries the temple was a centre of vedic learning and it has contributed a lot for the spiritual, cultural and social emancipation of the villagers and devotees
Deities
Annapoorneswari temple
Upadevatha: Ganapathy,Naagar,Ayyappan & Mulasthana
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Utsavams
Annapoorneswari temple - Navaratri
Sivan Kovil : Thiruvathira
Vahanas
No Vahanam
Adimakkavu
Kunnekkattu Kavu
Puthucode
Mangottu Kavu
Kannambra Kavu
Ashari kavu etc…
Other Agraharam Information
Total homes in the Agraharam: 35
Number and % of Brahmin homes: 25 or about 85%
Number and % of homes retaining traditional look: 10%
Does the village have a brahmana samooham:
Does the village temple have a temple car (theru): no
When was the last ashtabandhana kumbabhishekam done: May 1997
Gothrams: Srivatsam, Koundinyam
Contact Information
PRESIDENT : Sri P K GANAPATHI - 9739398187
SECRETARY : SMT ESWARI RAMANI - 9947621710
TREASURER: Sri P R SURESH - 9845050488
SRI EASWARAN - 9895546850
Well Known Elders from the Agraharam
Puthucode Krishnamoorthy
A S Viswanathan , Muscut ,Namasankeerthanam
Food and Catering
Arranged on request
Hall for functions and Lodging
Arranged on request
Bank Accounts for sending Kanikkai, donation or vazhipadu
A/c name:
Author's Notes
Agraharam 60 in the 100 Agraharams Project
Puthucode – Thekke Gramam
In his excellent introduction to this video, Sri Mahadevan eloquently highlights the migration from Kurangu Puthur, Tamil Nadu, near Poompuhar, to Puthucode. Such invaluable historical insights are what I strive to gather from each agraharam. Interestingly, the name 'Kurangu' should not be mistaken as a reference to monkeys. I believe it derives from the etti maram (குரங்கம் -எட்டி மரம்) or Strychnine tree, a species abundant along the Coromandel Coast. This poisonous yet medicinal tree might have influenced the naming of the place.
The Purananuru anthology, dated between the 1st century BCE and the 5th century CE, includes a poem that resonates with the context of trade routes that originated in Poompuhar:
“கூம்பொடு
மீப்பாய் களையாது, மிசைப் பரந் தோண்டாது,
புகாஅர்ப் புகுந்த பெருங்கலந் தகாஅர்
இடைப்புலப் பெருவழிச் சொரியும்
கடல்பல் தாரத்த நாடுகிழ வோயே!”
(Purananuru)
This 2000 year old poem vividly describes Poompuhar and the bustling maritime trade of the era.
The ancient trade routes of Tamil Nadu were primarily concentrated along the Coromandel Coast, with major ports such as Korkai, Arikamedu, Kaveripattinam, and Puhar (Poompuhar) acting as pivotal hubs. These ports connected the Tamil kingdoms to distant lands, including the Roman Empire, through the fabled Spice Route, facilitating the exchange of spices, pearls, textiles, and ivory. Inland trade routes also flourished, linking cities like Madurai and Karur and utilizing the Palakkad Gap for access to the western coast of India.
Regarding the Goddess of this temple: She uniquely holds the Shangu (conch) and Chakram (discus) in her hands, diverging from the more familiar form carrying a vessel of porridge in her left hand and a golden ladle in her right. The Shyamala Dandakam, a Sanskrit hymn by the poet Mahakavi Kalidasa in praise of Goddess Shyamala Devi (also known as Matangi), is sung every evening at the sanctum. It is worth contemplating how the omnipotent Shakti is worshipped and venerated here both as Annapoorani - the provider of sustenance and abundance in the lives of her devotees and the Goddess of learning, speech, knowledge, and wisdom.
Historical sources indicate that the North and South Streets were among the earliest in Puthucode. The Bhagavati, however, faces westward, adding a unique element to the temple’s layout.
Puthucode comprises four gramams (villages), and the Navaratri festival is distributed among them as follows:
* 2nd & 7th Vilakku: East Village
* 3rd, 5th & 8th Vilakku: North Village
* 4th & 6th Vilakku: South Village
* 9th Vilakku: West Village
Radhe Krishna!
Warm regards,
Sriram (Hari)
Trustee, Rama Bhagavatar Charitable Trust
+91 9840773410
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