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Location:
Tiruvamundur
near Chengannur - Kerala
(Malai Naadu)
Vishnu: Kamalanathan
Taayaar: Kamalavalli
Theertham:Pampa
Paasuram :Nammalwar
Vimaanam:Vedalaya Vimanam
Travel Base:Kottayam
Description Tiruvamundur is
one of the five ancient shrines in the Chengannur area of Kerala, connected
with the Mahabharatam. (Chengannur - Yuddhishtra, Tiruppuliyur
- Bheema, Aranmula - Arjuna, Tiruvamundur
- Nakula and Tirukkadittaanam - Sahadeva). It has been
glorified by the tamil hymns of Nammalwar of the 1st millennium CE. It
is located 6 km north of Chengannur on the Ernakulam Trivandrum railroad.
The temple:
This temple has a circular vimanam - a namaskaramandapam and a gopuradwaram.
Much of the present structure dates back to the 14th century CE.
Legend
has it that Nakula the Pandava prince built this temple. Narada is believed
to have been blessed here with the duty of preaching the truth to humanity.
Vishnu is said to have created a text describing the protocol to be adopted
for worshipping him, at this shrine.
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