ATTUKAL BHAGAVATHY TEMPLE
The
Attukal Bhagavathy Temple, one of the ancient temples of South India, is
popularly described as Sabarimala of the Women, as women form the major portion
of devotees. The Goddess in the temple of Attukal is worshipped as the Supreme
Mother, creator of all living beings and the mighty preserver as well as
destroyer of them all. The pilgrims from all over the country, who visit Sree
Padmanabha Swamy Temple and worship the Lord, do not consider their visits
complete without the visit to the shrine of the supreme Mother Attukalamma.
Vishnumaya took the incarnation of Bhagavathy to annihilate the evil and
protect the good in the world in the present Era namely Kaliyuga.
According to mythology, Attukal
Bhagavathy is supposed to be the divinised form of Kannaki, the famous heroine
of Chilapathikaram, written by Elenkovadikal, the Tamil Poet. The story goes
that after the destruction of ancient city of Madurai, Kannaki left the city
and reached Kerala via Kanyakumari and on the way to Kodungalloor took a
sojourn at Attukal. Kannaki is supposed to be the incarnation of Parvathy, the
consort of Paramasiva. The all powerful and benign Attukal Bhagavathy reigns
eternally supreme at Attukal and nurses devotees as a mother does her children.
Thousands of devotees from far and near flock to the Temple to bend before the
Goddess with awe and reverence to prostrate and redress their affliction and
agony.
The Pongala Mahotsavam is the most
important festival of Attukal Bhagavathy Temple. The offering of Pongala is a
special temple practice prevalent in the southern part of Kerala and some parts
of Tamilnadu. It is a ten-day programme commencing on the Karthika star of the
Malayalam month of Makaram-Kumbham (February-March) and closing with the sacrificial
offering known as Kuruthitharpanam at night. On the ninth day of the festival
the world famous Attukal Pongala Mahotsavam takes place. The entire area of
about 5 kilometre radius around temple with premises of houses of people of all
caste, creed and religion, open fields, roads, commercial institutions,
premises of Government offices etc. emerges as a consecrated ground for
observing Pongala rituals for lakhs of women devotees assembling from different
parts of Kerala and outside. The ceremony is exclusively confined to women folk
and the enormous crowd, which gathers in Thiruvananthapuram on this auspicious
day is reminiscent of the Kumbhamela Festival of North India.
HOW TO REACH
ATTUKAL TEMPLE ?
ATTUKAL BHAGAVATHY
TEMPLE TRUST
P.B. No. 5805, Manacaud P.O.,
Thiruvananthapuram - 695 009, Kerala, South India.
Phone: +91-471 - 2463130 (Off) 2456456 (Temple)
Fax : +91-471 - 2456457
P.B. No. 5805, Manacaud P.O.,
Thiruvananthapuram - 695 009, Kerala, South India.
Phone: +91-471 - 2463130 (Off) 2456456 (Temple)
Fax : +91-471 - 2456457
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