Thiruvegappura
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Thiruvegappura is a Valluvanad
village on the bank of river Thutha
, a tributary to the Bharathapuzha River, serving as the gateway to Palakkad District
, for inboard traffic from the northern Malabar districts of Kerala.
Located in the Palakkad
district of Kerala
, India
, Thiruvegappura is famous for a Lord Siva
Temple, built around the 14th century, with three flag masts as the unique speciality. Lord Sankaranarayana
and Lord Vishnu
are the other main deities of the temple. An exquisite Koothambalam
(Temple theatre), exemplifying the beauty of the Kerala architecture was added probably around the 15th century. This place claims of great heritage in the annals of Kerala history. World renowned Guru Natyācharya Vidūshakaratnam Padma Shri
Mani Madhava Chakyar
used to perform Chakyar Koothu
and Koodiyattam
here for decades.
It is a historical fact that the famous Sanskrit scholar, Thiruvegappura Anayath Krishna Pisharody was considered as the Guru(teacher) of Manavedan Raja, the then Zamorin Raja of Kozhikode who conceived the classical dance drama Krishnanattam
based on his text Krishnageethi. Mahaakavi Ulloor
mentioned about this in his Kerala Sahithya Charithram(chapter 33). Manavedan also mentioned about his Guru Anayath Krishna Pisharody in his text Poorvabharatha Champu. A commentary to Poorvabharatha Champu, Krishneeyam, was composed apparently by Anayath Krishna Pisharoty.
The place is also known as the birth place of world famous magician Prof.Vaazhakunnam
, Chenda maestros Thiruvegappura Rama Poduval and Thiruvegappura Sankunni Poduval, poet and Shaakunthalam translator Cheruliyil Kunchunni Nambeesan and Scientist Dr. T.M.K. Nedungadi a student and close disciple of Nobel Laureate Prof. C.V.Raman.
Thiruvegappura is also famous for its historical importance. The Raayiranellur mountain temple - where Naranath Bhranthan
(The lunatic prophet - one of the great twelve sons of Vararuchi) of the Parayi petta panthirukulam
lived and taught his philosophy to society in his own way - and the Bhraanthaachalam temple (dwelling place of Naaraanath Branthan) are historical attractions of this village.
Walluvanad
This article is about an erstwhile Nair feudal state in Kerala, India, for ancient Dravidian people of Valluvar, see Valluvar or Valluvanadu...
village on the bank of river Thutha
Thuthapuzha
Thuthapuzha River is one of the main tributaries of the Bharathapuzha River, the second-longest river in Kerala, south India. Kunthipuzha that flows through the Silent Valley is one of its tributaries...
, a tributary to the Bharathapuzha River, serving as the gateway to Palakkad District
Palakkad district
Palakkad District is one of the 14 districts of the Indian state of Kerala. The city of Palakkad is the district headquarters. Palakkad is bordered on the northwest by the Malappuram District, on the southwest by the Thrissur District and on the east by Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The...
, for inboard traffic from the northern Malabar districts of Kerala.
Located in the Palakkad
Palakkad
Palakkad , formerly known as Palghat, is a municipality and a town in the state of Kerala in southern India, spread over an area of 26.60 km2.The city is situated about north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram. It is the administrative headquarters of Palakkad District...
district of 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....
, 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...
, Thiruvegappura is famous for a Lord Siva
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, built around the 14th century, with three flag masts as the unique speciality. Lord Sankaranarayana
Śaṅkaranārāyaṇa
Śaṅkaranārāyaṇa was an Indian astronomer and mathematician in the court of King Sthanu Ravi Varman of the Kulasekhara dynasty in Kerala. He is believed to have established the first astronomical observatory in India at Kodungallur in Kerala...
and Lord Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
are the other main deities of the temple. An exquisite Koothambalam
Koothambalam
Koothambalam' or Kuttampalam is a theater hall for staging Koothu , Nangiar koothu and Koodiyattam, the ancient dramatic art forms of Kerala, India. Koothambalams are constructed according to the guide lines given in the chapter 2 of Nātyasāstra of Bharata Muni. The hall is considered to be as...
(Temple theatre), exemplifying the beauty of the Kerala architecture was added probably around the 15th century. This place claims of great heritage in the annals of Kerala history. World renowned Guru Natyācharya Vidūshakaratnam Padma Shri
Padma Shri
Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
Mani Madhava Chakyar
Mani Madhava Chakyar
Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar was a celebrated master performance artist and Sanskrit scholar from Kerala, South India, considered to be the greatest Chakyar Koothu and Koodiyattam artist and authority of modern times...
used to perform Chakyar Koothu
Chakyar koothu
Chakyar Koothu is a performance art from Kerala, South India. It is primarily a type of highly refined monologue where the performer narrates episodes from Hindu epics and stories from the Puranas...
and Koodiyattam
Koodiyattam
Koodiyattam or Kutiyattam is a form of Sanskrit theatre traditionally performed in the state of Kerala, India. Performed in the Sanskrit language in Hindu temples, it is believed to be 2,000 years old...
here for decades.
It is a historical fact that the famous Sanskrit scholar, Thiruvegappura Anayath Krishna Pisharody was considered as the Guru(teacher) of Manavedan Raja, the then Zamorin Raja of Kozhikode who conceived the classical dance drama Krishnanattam
Krishnanattam
Krishnanattam or Krishnattam is a temple art in Kerala, India. It is a dance drama and presents the story of Krishna in a series of eight plays and was created by Manaveda , the then Zamorin Raja of Calicut in northern Kerala .The eight plays are : Avataram, Kaliyamardanam, Rasakrida, Kamsavadham,...
based on his text Krishnageethi. Mahaakavi Ulloor
Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer
Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer , commonly known as Ulloor was a famous Malayalam poet and a noted historian. Ulloor was one of the famous triumvirate poets of Kerala, South India in the first half of the 20th century....
mentioned about this in his Kerala Sahithya Charithram(chapter 33). Manavedan also mentioned about his Guru Anayath Krishna Pisharody in his text Poorvabharatha Champu. A commentary to Poorvabharatha Champu, Krishneeyam, was composed apparently by Anayath Krishna Pisharoty.
The place is also known as the birth place of world famous magician Prof.Vaazhakunnam
Vazhakkunnam
Vazhakunnam Neelakandan Namboothiri or Prof. Vazhakkunnam is known as the Grand Father of Kerala's Magic. He gave a new meaning to magic in Kerala. He is praised as the patriarch of magic in the State. He played an important role in bringing Magic as an Art...
, Chenda maestros Thiruvegappura Rama Poduval and Thiruvegappura Sankunni Poduval, poet and Shaakunthalam translator Cheruliyil Kunchunni Nambeesan and Scientist Dr. T.M.K. Nedungadi a student and close disciple of Nobel Laureate Prof. C.V.Raman.
Thiruvegappura is also famous for its historical importance. The Raayiranellur mountain temple - where Naranath Bhranthan
Naranath Bhranthan
Naranath Branthan is a character in Malayalam folklore. He was considered to be a divine person, a Mukhta who pretended to be mad. His chief activity consisted of rolling a big stone up a hill and then letting it fall back down. Unlike Sisyphus, he acted on his own volition rather than under the...
(The lunatic prophet - one of the great twelve sons of Vararuchi) of the Parayi petta panthirukulam
Parayi petta panthirukulam
Parayi Petta Panthirukulam, is a Malayalam language phase which translates as "twelve kulams born of a Pariah Woman". This phrase is a well recognized as the title of an important legend of ancient Kerala, a southern state in India. The 'Kulams' refer to vocation based hierarchical ethnic groups...
lived and taught his philosophy to society in his own way - and the Bhraanthaachalam temple (dwelling place of Naaraanath Branthan) are historical attractions of this village.