Places of worship Tirur

1 places of worship

1.1 garudan kavu
1.2 alathiyur hanuman kavu temple
1.3 chamravattom sastha temple
1.4 triprangode kalasamharamurthy temple
1.5 vyrankodu bhagavathi temple
1.6 trikkandiyoor maha-siva temple
1.7 bhayankavu bhagavathi temple
1.8 puthiyangadi masjid

places of worship
garudan kavu

situated 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) tirur, garudan kavu temple in india dedicated garuda, bird deity. garuda temple 1800 years old. worshipping here meant easy recovery diseases , relief serpent poisons. sundays important here 41 days of mandalakalam (from 16 november 28 december). said legendary perumthachan architect of garuda statue in temple. permuthachan built temple raja of kingdom of tanur (vettathunad). rare ecological practice live snakes offered before lord garuda here. people affected snakes arrive @ temple live snakes caught in earthen pots covered cotton clothes. when temple open gopura pot thrown temple. snake stand aggressively after event. shanthi of temple come garuda panchaksari manthra theertha , anoint arrived snake it. snake crawl south , seen no more thereafter. has become food garuda were! miracle temple or neighbourhood not infested poisonous snakes gradually logically deduced. there no story of body receiving snake bite temple hundreds of years, in spite of strange practice devotees.

alathiyur hanuman kavu temple

alathiyoor small town in tirur. alathiyur hanuman kavu temple 8 km tirur railway station. thousands of pilgrims on india come here worship lord hanuman. supposedly place lord rama described sita, , gave hanuman ring authenticate hanuman messenger, , sent him off visit sita in lanka, being held captive ravana. supposedly spot hanuman took huge leap towards lanka. speciality of temple lakshmana, lord rama’s brother, has separate sanctum. seems lord rama asked lashmana leave room when describing sita , giving hanuman ring. lord rama , brother lakshmana inseparable, , temple sort of unique in not together. believed alathiyoor perumthikovil ( hanuman kavu ) temple erected , consecrated sage vasishta, prominent among saptarshis, 3000 years ago.

chamravattom sastha temple

chamravattom small town in tirur. chamravattom sastha temple located 15 km away tirur, on banks of bharathapuzha. said legendary perumthachan architect of temple. deity on level river bed, lower sanctum sanctorum. in monsoon season, temple gets drowned floods. considered holy bath deity.

triprangode kalasamharamurthy temple

triprangode siva temple nearby has historical importance too. legend behind temple markandeyan, young devotee of lord siva, had parents take care of, scheduled die @ young age. when lord yama came take soul away, markandeyan approached lord vishnu (at navamukundan temple), request him save him death. lord vishnu had turn him down, , direct him request lord siva instead. off markandeya goes lord siva. said have embraced siva linga @ triprangode temple, , lord siva said have killed yama, messenger of death, @ spot. there total of 5 siva lingas @ temple. first being linga markandeyan embraced, next 3 being steps lord siva took on way killing lord yama, , last being extremely angry lord siva, after killing lord yama.

vyrankodu bhagavathi temple

vyrankodu bhagavathi temple famous temple tirur (approximately 8 km away). theeyatt (jumping fire) known festival here. vyrankottu bhagavthi worshipped desathin devatha (goddess of land) of part of ernadu. bhagavathi s thattakam (territory) extends kuttipuram kadalundi, ferok. considered powerful , worshipped people irrespective of caste & creed. smaller bhagavathi thara (temple of goddess) considered sister of vyrankodu bhagavathi situated in kuttur. annual festival (bhagavthi attu) of temple attracts many people.

trikkandiyoor maha-siva temple

one of major pilgrimage centre in tirur trikkandiyoor siva temple situated @ trikkandiyoor. several other temples there surrounding temple such ambalakulangare temple, ayyapan kavu , krishna temlple. vaavulsavam major festival associated trikkandiyootemple. there famous shiva temple in same name there @ mavelikkara. temple known kandiyoor mahadevar temple. worshipers , devotees call trikandiyoor temple temple also.

bhayankavu bhagavathi temple

bhayankavu bhagavathi temple bhagavathi temple on alathiyoor pallikadavu road in kavilakkad, purathur, tirur.(about 16 km tirur town)

the temple dedicated goddess bhagavathi.

puthiyangadi masjid

puthiyangadi small town in tirur , considered sacred muslims. puthiyangadi mosque/jaaram famous , every year, in month of january, pudiyangadi nercha festival held @ mosque. several elephants line in famous procession tirur pudiyangadi, during festival. festival has been discontinued past few years, due differences of opinion among families responsible organising festival.

tirur famous harmony among different religions. secular nature has attracted immigration various areas in south of india.