Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Thirukkatkarai is one of the 108 Divya Desams of
Lord Vishnu located in Edappally, Eranamkulam District, Kerala.
Presiding deity – Moolavar Thiru
Katkaraiappan/Vamana with his consort Goddess Sri Perumselvanayaki/Sri Vatsalya
Nayaki
Mangalasasanam - Nammalvar
Theertham – Kapila Theertham
Vimanam – Pushkala Vimanam
Sthalavruksham – Plantain tree
Prathyaksham to – Sage Kapila
Festivals – Vaikundha Ekadashi, Onam,
Sannidhis – Lord Krishna, Bhagavathi, Lord Ayyappa,
Serpent Gods,Lord Shiva & Goddess Parvati, Lord Subramanya, Lord Ganesha,
There is an interesting myth associated with
this temple. There was a farmer who had
vast land contained Plantain trees.
Unfortunately, all the plants were destroyed without providing any
proper yeild. The planter was distressed
at his misfortune and prayed to Lord Katkaraiappan. With the blessings of the Lord, the planter
had good yields from his farm and decided to offer Golden plantain to
Lord. He offered a set of golden bananas as a mark
of gratitude and left to have a dip in the pond. When he returned, found the golden bananas
were disappeared and there stood a Yogi.
The people gathered were
suspected the Yogi and mistreated for the missing of Golden Plantains. The deeply
dejected Yogi cursed the crowd and left the place. Shortly after this incident he committed
suicide. His spirit wandered through the
entire area causing lot of troubles. In order
to pacify the spirit the villagers constructed a temple and started to
worship. In this way, the entire village
got rid of the curse of Yogi.
This is the sacred land where Lord Vamana blessed
King Mahabali for his righteousness.
King Mahabali pleaded to Lord Vamana and revealed his desire to visit
this sacred land during Onam days. It is
believed that King Mahabali visits this holy land on all Onam days.
This temple remains open from 5.00AM to 11.00AM
in the morning and 5.00PM to 7.30PM in the evenings.
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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