History -
The temple dates back to fourteenth century. There is a myth that the idol was the one worshipped by Lord Hanuman at kadali - vanam. Earlier the temple belonged to Kongatt Malliseri mana,Alanellur Pattallur mana,anad Thamarappalli mana . Thamarapali mana has become extinct.The eldest member from the remaining two families will always be the Trustee of the temple.The hereditary Trustee from the Mallisseri mana acts as the Managing Trustte of the temple.The Manager appointed by the hereditary Trustees with the approval of the Malabar Devaswam Board (Formerly Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowment Department) of the state administers the temple .
The details of land owned by the temple prior to the Land Reforms Act are not known. At present the temple owns 85 cents of land of which 50 cents constitute the temple tank .The other structures are sreekovil,namaskara-mandapam,chuttambalam with agra-manadapam,valiya-balikkall,pradakshina-vazhi,agra-sala,gopuram,kokkarani,sub-shrines and temple tank. The sqare eka-thala sreekovil of nirandhaara type facing west has granite adhishthaanam,laterite walls and copper roof.The mouldings of the adhishthaanam are paadukam,jagathi,vriththa-kumudam,kumuda-pati,kampam,galam,gala-pati,utharam and pati.The sopaanam has four direct steps.The pranaalam has makara-simha face at the base,multi-faceted sundu with rings and go-mukha end.It is supported by a motif of a serpent made of granite.There is one ghandawaaram in the rear wall while the functional door faces west.The tiled namaskaara-mandapam has four pillars.The well is at northeast of the akaththe-balivattam. The chuttmbalam has entrances at west, north and east. The mulayara is at north east,thitappalli at southeast and a sub-shrine (having deities of Goddess Durga,Lord Ganapatthi and Lord Saastha) at southwest.Even though there is no subshrine or idol for Lord Hanuman ,a separate place inside the temple is kept for the worship of Lord Hanuman . Avil Nivedyam is a special offering for Lord Hanuman.The valiya balikkall is within the agra-mandapam.A deepasthambham with five layers of vicks is installed at the front.The pradakshina-vazhi is made of granite stone of 1.5 m. width and thickness of 20 cm.The receipt counter is at northwest while the long agra-saala is on the eastern side.The thheerththakulam or kokkarani is at the south-western corner.A gopuram is built at the western side,while gates are provided at the north and south of the laterite maryaada(which is built in the shape of elephant’s back).
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The temple dates back to fourteenth century. There is a myth that the idol was the one worshipped by Lord Hanuman at kadali - vanam. Earlier the temple belonged to Kongatt Malliseri mana,Alanellur Pattallur mana,anad Thamarappalli mana . Thamarapali mana has become extinct.The eldest member from the remaining two families will always be the Trustee of the temple.The hereditary Trustee from the Mallisseri mana acts as the Managing Trustte of the temple.The Manager appointed by the hereditary Trustees with the approval of the Malabar Devaswam Board (Formerly Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowment Department) of the state administers the temple .
Structures:-
The details of land owned by the temple prior to the Land Reforms Act are not known. At present the temple owns 85 cents of land of which 50 cents constitute the temple tank .The other structures are sreekovil,namaskara-mandapam,chuttambalam with agra-manadapam,valiya-balikkall,pradakshina-vazhi,agra-sala,gopuram,kokkarani,sub-shrines and temple tank. The sqare eka-thala sreekovil of nirandhaara type facing west has granite adhishthaanam,laterite walls and copper roof.The mouldings of the adhishthaanam are paadukam,jagathi,vriththa-kumudam,kumuda-pati,kampam,galam,gala-pati,utharam and pati.The sopaanam has four direct steps.The pranaalam has makara-simha face at the base,multi-faceted sundu with rings and go-mukha end.It is supported by a motif of a serpent made of granite.There is one ghandawaaram in the rear wall while the functional door faces west.The tiled namaskaara-mandapam has four pillars.The well is at northeast of the akaththe-balivattam. The chuttmbalam has entrances at west, north and east. The mulayara is at north east,thitappalli at southeast and a sub-shrine (having deities of Goddess Durga,Lord Ganapatthi and Lord Saastha) at southwest.Even though there is no subshrine or idol for Lord Hanuman ,a separate place inside the temple is kept for the worship of Lord Hanuman . Avil Nivedyam is a special offering for Lord Hanuman.The valiya balikkall is within the agra-mandapam.A deepasthambham with five layers of vicks is installed at the front.The pradakshina-vazhi is made of granite stone of 1.5 m. width and thickness of 20 cm.The receipt counter is at northwest while the long agra-saala is on the eastern side.The thheerththakulam or kokkarani is at the south-western corner.A gopuram is built at the western side,while gates are provided at the north and south of the laterite maryaada(which is built in the shape of elephant’s back).
Courtesy:http://vazhenkadatemple.blogspot.in
