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KODUNTHIRAPULLY
KODUNDIRAPULLY VILLAGE
Firstly, I’m not a perfectionist; I might make mistakes in describing my village, so anybody in my village circle can correct me by posting messages to narayanaswamyksn@hotmail.com
HISTORY
KODUNDIRAPULLY" as the name suggest in Tamil ‘Kodayil Aenthi Arulia Palli’, later in due course changed as Kodundirapully.
The ancestors of the Agraharam had migrated from a village Anpil situated nearby Srirangam in Trichy and settled down in 1234 AD. The Chaitanyam of Lord Sri Mahavishnu in Sri Ranganathaswamy temple has been brought by Avahana as per Agamasasthra and performed Prathishta as Lord Sri Adhikesavaperumal.
INFORMATION-GENERAL
Kodunthirapully Agraharam is a small beautiful landscape about 3 kms. west of Palakkad town limit. The Agraharam consists of 100 uniform row houses exclusively occupied by ‘Jaimini Samavedi Thalavakara Guru’ sakha Tamil Brahmins. The Agraharam derives its hoary past on Srirangam.. The presiding deity is Bhoodevi Sreedevi Sametha Sri Adhikesavaperumal and is closely linked with
Sri Ranganathaswamy of Srirangam Temple.
On the western side, there is another temple dedicated to Sri Dharmasastha with Poorna and Pushkala. It is believed that, Lord Sri Dharmasastha as Aswaruda has come over to this place to satisfy pious pleadings and desire of very aged old Brahmin devotee adorned on his ‘Koda’ i.e. an umbrella, from ‘Nerumkaitha Kotta’ nearby ‘Kadalundinagaram’. And that, the Agraharam derived its name ‘Kodayil Aenthi Arulia Palli’, later in due course changed as Kodunthirapully. Unlike other temples, here the Lord Dharmasastha is in the swaroop of Lord Sri Kothanda Rama. The temple upadevatha Lord Sri Anjaneeyar with Sun God on right hand proves the existence of the presence of the Chaitanyam of Sri Rama. Anjaneeyar Swami is always in a pleasing mood very eager to satisfy and fulfill the desire of the devotee.
‘Sundarakandaparayanam’ is performed before the deity Anjaneeyar Swami every day without any break by Agraharam chief Vadhyar Sri Thiruvenkatanatha Sharma (Alias Ambi Vadhyar). Sri. Thiruvenkatanatha Sharma, a true and worthy Vadhyar in all sense performs Sundarakandaparayanam daily in the early morning without expecting any monetary gain. Devotees from very far and near rush over here for booking date for the Sundarakanda Parayanam and for getting the blessing of God Veerasree Hanuman. The Devotees here have never ever returned with empty hands
TEMPLES
1) Bhoodevi Sreedevi Sametha Adhikesavaperumal Temple with Garuda Bhagavan
Upadevatha:- Aadhi Ganapathy.
2) Poorna Pushkalambal Sametha Sri Dharmasastha Temple
Upadevatha:- Anjaneeyar Swamy
3) Nagathar Kovil
FESTIVALS
Apart from other usual Agraharam festivals such as Sasthapreethi, Uthsavam, Mandala Varam etc., the most important festivals of the temple is Navarathri festival, which is conducted for nine days. This festive is celebrated mainly at Adhikesavaperumal Temple, with distinct culture and tradition of their own. It is very famous and is unique. An air of festivity descends on the whole village for 9 days. Nine to ten houses are grouped together and assigned a particular day, which they will take the full responsibility of the celebration including feeding the devotees. They compete with one another to make their participation more colorful. The really memorable ones are on the last two days, Durgashtami & Mahanavami. This festival is conducted in typical Kerala style and customs. There are continuous series of program for the whole day and night extending about 48 hours. Several caparisoned elephant participates in the procession preceded by Panchavadyam, Chendamelam. On the final Mahanavami day more than 20 prominent richly caparisoned elephants participate in the procession. Most of the elephants were of donations of the devotees. It is the common belief that one who prays the Lord Adhikesavaperumal for the boon of a male child on the Mahanavami day shall be surely be blessed with a child on the subsequent year and accordingly the devotee donates elephant for the procession. Sri Adhikesavaperumal on this day is on completely in prasanna mood eager to fulfill the desire of the devotee. Thousands of people from far and near gathers on this day to participate and to receive the blessings of Sri Adhikesavaperumal. Prasadam of the temple on these days of Navarathri is pure ghee ‘Naeyyappam’, which is lavishly offered.
There were many scholars, Vedic and Sanskrit belonging to this humble village. The most famous amongst them was Pandit Narayanasasthrigal, who worked as Principal Sanskrit College Pattambi, Bhagavathothama Sapthaha-shiromani Sri. Krishna Sasthrigal whose works, were appreciated and praised in writings of Sri Krishnapremi, Narayana Bhattacharya, Shiromani Ramaswamy Sasthrigal, Venkiteswara Jolsyer, Narayana Jolsyer, Jaimini Samavedic scholar Sri.Sahsranama Iyer, Mridanga Vidhwan Swaminatha Iyer, Mahadeva Iyer Rao Bahadur Sri. Rama Iyer, who Retd. as Post Master General, K.S. Subramania Iyer Advocate, etc. The services rendered by all these prominent personalities were very remarkable. Late Sri. Ramakrishna Bhattacharya played a very significant role in enhancing the sanctity of the temple by his Vedic erudition
REACHABILITY
1. ROAD: KSRTC/Private buses will reach with 5 kms from the Palakkad town. The Auto-Rickshaws take you to as well
2. RAIL: Nearest Railway Station Palakkad Junction about 8 kms.
3. AIR: Coimbatore Airport is about 44 kms from us and can commute to Palakkad by bus in an hour.
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