Location:
Tirukkaatkarai
near Irinjalakuda
(Malai Naadu)
Vishnu: Kaatkaraiappan (Vaamanan)
Taayaar: Perunchelva
Naayaki
Theertham:Kapila Theertham
Paasuram :Nammalwar
Vimaanam:Pushkala Vimanam
Travel Base:Thrissur
Description:
The
Vamanamurthy Temple at Trikakkara is an ancient one, located 14 km north
east of Irinjalakuda on the Thrissur Ernakulam railroad. It has been glorified
by the tamil hymns (Tiruvaimozhi) of Nammalwar, of the 1st millennium
CE.
Deities:
The presiding deity here is Vamanamurthy. There are subshrines to Sastha
and Mahalakshmi. This temple is characterized by its vritta (circular)
vimanam. There are inscriptions here from as early as the 10th century
CE.
There are interesting
legends surrounding this place. A devout farmer, appalled by the lack
of crop from his fields of plantain trees, worshipped the deity here,
with an offering of a bunch of plantains fashioned out of gold, upon which,
he was blessed with a more than bountiful harvest of a breed of bananas
now known as Nendiram Pazham.
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