Rakthakanda Swamy Temple,
Omallur
Omalloor is a small town, about 3.5 km south of Pathanamthitta District headquarters, in Kerala. Omalloor is famous for '' Vayal Vanibham'' which is an annual farming fair held in the month of Meenam (October). People from both within and ou ...
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Pathanamthitta District
Pathanamthitta District (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalities in Pathanamthitta: Adoor, Pandalam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvalla ...
, known as "Omallur Temple" traces its history to 8th century AD. It is a pilgrim centre on the way to
Sabarimala from
Pandalam
Pandalam is a municipal town in Pathanamthitta district Kerala, India. Pandalam is considered a holy town due to its connection with Lord Ayyappa and Sabarimala. Rightly recognised to be the ''educational and cultural capital of Central Trava ...
, the birthplace of
Sree Ayyappan. The Temple is famous for its annual festival of 10 days in the month of Medom of Malayalam Era. The 10-day festival is celebrated by 10 Karayogams (village communities) in and around Omallur. During the festival days, there is a customary Arattu procession to the river Achenkovil. More than 10 elephants decorated with Nettipattom (a decorated cover on the forehead) will be a speciality of this Arattu. The Temple has a Golden Flag Staff erected in the year 1952 AD. Omallur is 4 km
south from the district headquarters
Pathanamthitta and 11 km from MC Road (
Kottayam
Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south- ...
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Trivandrum
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populatio ...
route). Omallur Temple has many interesting stone carvings. ''Kallunadasvaram'' (Nadasvaram made up of stone) and ''Kalchangala'' (chain made by stone) are two among them.
History
The History of the temple is related to the village named Kalleli near to the konni Town. From the kalleli, the main deity was thrown to the river achankovil by the local people due to there failure in the game Choothu (traditional game played by the kerala people).
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Omalloor
Omalloor is a small town, about 3.5 km south of Pathanamthitta District headquarters, in Kerala. Omalloor is famous for ''paddy farm, Vayal Vanibham'' which is an annual farming fair held in the month of Meenam (October). People from both wi ...
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Temples of Kerala
This is a list of famous Hindu temples in Kerala ordered by district.
Alappuzha
Ernakulam
Idukki
Kannur
Kasaragod
Kollam
Kottayam
Kozhikkode
Malappuram
Palakkad
Pathanamthitta
Thiruvananthapuram
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Pathanamthitta District
Pathanamthitta District (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalities in Pathanamthitta: Adoor, Pandalam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvalla ...
Image gallery
File:പ്രാചീനമായ കൽകൊത്തുപണി1.jpg, Ancient engraving depicting a man on stone pavement pathway in temple.
File:പ്രാചീനമായ കൽകൊത്തുപണി.jpg, Another engraving on stone pavement pathway
File:അനന്തശയനം.jpg, Engraving depicting 'Anandasayanam' on a single wood of Jackfruit tree
File:ആനക്കൊട്ടിൽ.jpg, Elephant enclosure of temple. The old Elephant enclosure (ആനക്കൊട്ടില്-ānakkeāṭṭil) was built of stone.
File:ആനകൾ ഉൽസവവേളയിൽ.jpg, Elephants are standing in the Elephant enclosure during Pooram
External links
Omalloor Rektha Kanda Swamy Temple
Reference
{{Hindu temples in Kerala
Hindu temples in Pathanamthitta district