Mammiyoor Temple
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Mammiyoor temple or Mammiyur Mahadeva Kshetram is a Shiva
temple near Guruvayoor temple, Kerala
, south India
. Every devotee who goes to Guruvayoor is supposed to go to Mammiyoor also, as the ritual goes. Only Hindus are allowed inside the temple premises. The temple is located at about 1 km from Guruvayur enroute to Punnathurkotta near Kottapadi
. The nearest towns to the temple are Guruvayur
, Kunnamkulam
and Chavakkad
. The temple is a part of the 108 Famous Shiva Temples in Kerala and one among the five Shiva Temples around Guruvayoor, the others being Chowwallur, Perunthatta, Perakam and Parambanthali. They are believed to be the five faces of Shiva.
The main deity is Shiva. He is facing east and is in Rowdra Bhava. To reduce it, Vishnu, the main deity of Guruvayoor Temple was also installed. The temple has Shiva with his family, as Bhagavathi is seen behind him as Parvathy and his 3 sons are also seen. There are Nagas too. 3 Poojas are there. The temple is under the control of Malabar Devaswom Board, eventhough it is in Thrissur District
. Shivaratri and Thiruvathira
are the main festivals. Pinvilakku, Dhara, Koovalamala, Abhishekams, Vedi Vazhipadu, etc. are the main offerings of Lord Shiva. Palpayasam, Kalabhabhishekam, etc. are the main offerings of Lord Vishnu.
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
temple near Guruvayoor temple, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, south India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Every devotee who goes to Guruvayoor is supposed to go to Mammiyoor also, as the ritual goes. Only Hindus are allowed inside the temple premises. The temple is located at about 1 km from Guruvayur enroute to Punnathurkotta near Kottapadi
Kottapadi
Kottapadi is a gateway of Guruvayur town in the district of Thrissur, Kerala, South India. Kottapadi literally translates as Gates to Fort. The fort here refers to the Punnathur Kotta...
. The nearest towns to the temple are Guruvayur
Guruvayur
Guruvayur is a municipal town in Thrissur District, of Kerala State in India. It houses the famous Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple, the fourth biggest temple in India in terms of the number of devotees per day.-History:Guruvayur, according to the legends may be 5,000 years old as the Guruvayur...
, Kunnamkulam
Kunnamkulam
Kunnamkulam is a municipal town situated in the Thrissur District of Kerala in India, spread over an area of 6.96 km2. It is an old commercial town, with a history of more than 300 years, famous for its printing and book binding industry...
and Chavakkad
Chavakkad
Chavakkad is a municipality in Thrissur District of Kerala state in India. Chavakkad is noted for its beach and fishing. It lies on National Highway 17 is located about north of the city of Kochi, the commercial capital of Kerala and west of Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala.-History:The...
. The temple is a part of the 108 Famous Shiva Temples in Kerala and one among the five Shiva Temples around Guruvayoor, the others being Chowwallur, Perunthatta, Perakam and Parambanthali. They are believed to be the five faces of Shiva.
The main deity is Shiva. He is facing east and is in Rowdra Bhava. To reduce it, Vishnu, the main deity of Guruvayoor Temple was also installed. The temple has Shiva with his family, as Bhagavathi is seen behind him as Parvathy and his 3 sons are also seen. There are Nagas too. 3 Poojas are there. The temple is under the control of Malabar Devaswom Board, eventhough it is in Thrissur District
Thrissur district
Thrissur is a revenue district of Kerala situated in the central part of that state. Spanning an area of about 3,032 km2, Thrissur district is home to over 10% of Kerala’s population. Thrissur district was formed on July 1, 1949, with the headquarters at Thrissur City. Thrissur is known as...
. Shivaratri and Thiruvathira
Thiruvathira
Thiruvathira is a Hindu festival celebrated in the southern Indian state of Kerala on the full moon day of the month of Dhanu . The festival commemorates the death of Kamadeva, the Hindu god of love...
are the main festivals. Pinvilakku, Dhara, Koovalamala, Abhishekams, Vedi Vazhipadu, etc. are the main offerings of Lord Shiva. Palpayasam, Kalabhabhishekam, etc. are the main offerings of Lord Vishnu.
See also
- Temples of KeralaTemples of KeralaThe list of the Temples of Kerala, district wise.-Thiruvananthapuram:* Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple* Pazhavangady Maha Ganapati Temple* Sreekanteswaram Shiva Temple* Pazhaya Sreekanteswaram Temple* Kurumkalam Bhagavati Temple* Kovilvila Bhagavati Temple...
- Lord GuruvayoorappaGuruvayoorappanGuruvayurappan Guruvayurappan Guruvayurappan (Malayalam: , (transliterated guruvāyūrappan), also often written Guruvayoorappan, is a form of Vishnu worshipped and held in reverence by Hindus, predominantly in South India. This is located in the town of Guruvayur, Kerala, India...
- Guruvayoor
- Punnathur kottaPunnathur kottaPunnathurkotta is a fort and former palace located in Kottapadi, about 2 km from the Guruvayoor Sree Krishna Temple, in Thrissur District of Kerala State in South India.-Description:...
- SivaShivaShiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...