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'''Pandavam''' ({{IPAc-en|-|ˈ|p|ɑː|n|d|ə|v|ə|m}}) is a village in [[Aymanam]] panchayath in [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]] District in the Indian state of [[Kerala]]. It is located near Kudayampady on Kottayam - Olassa - Parippu route.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
The name ''Pandavam'' derived from "Pandavavanam", which literally means the forest of [[Pandava|Pandavas]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Legend ==<br />
Legend has it that Pandavas had a sojourn there during one year of incognito. A popular belief is that [[Naranath Bhranthan]] installed a Shasta idol there. When [[Thekkumkur]] raja became old, he was unable to go to [[Sabarimala]] on the '[[Makar Sankranti|Makarsankranti]]' day. [[Shasta (deity)|Shasta]] gave him a vision in his dream to acknowledge that he abodes in Pandavavanam to give darshan. Raja immediately cleared the forest and found an idol. Later, a shrine was constructed for Shasta there which is famed as Pandavam Sree Dharmasastha temple. <ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=http://www.nationalbookstall.com|title=From Olassa to Thidanadu|last=Thekkumkur History and Chronicle|first=|last2=Prof. N.E. Kesavan Namboothiri|publisher=Sahitya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society Ltd.|year=2014|isbn=9789385725647|location=Kottayam, Kerala state, India|pages=134|quote=|via=}}</ref><br />
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== Shasta temple ==<br />
Pandavam Shasta Temple holds Shasta ([[Ayyappa]]) as the principal deity along with his consorts Purna and Pushkala. The tantric rights of the temple is held by "Kadiyakkol Mana". Lord [[Shiva]], [[Maalikapurathamma|Malikapurathamma]] and [[Nāga|Nagar]] are the sub-deities. The eight days annual festival is hosted in the Malayalam month of Dhanu which commences with the ''Aarattu'' ceremony. [[Travancore Devaswom Board]] administer the temple.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.sisobooks.net|title=Sri Ayyappan|last=Shasta temples|first=|last2=V.Ramakumar|publisher=Siso Books|year=2002|isbn=817797033X|location=Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala state, India|pages=239|quote=|via=}}</ref><br />
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=== Temple Structure ===<br />
The structure is adorned by several [[murals]] of various [[Hindu]] deities, sketched by Narayanapattar of Ramavarma Agrahara in [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/kumarakom/pandavam-sree-dharmasastha-temple-aymanam.php|title=Pandavam Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, Aymanam, Kumarakom, Kottayam, Kerala, India {{!}} Kerala Tourism|website=www.keralatourism.org|access-date=2016-12-17}}</ref> The southern temple wall has murals of [[Tandava|Shivathandava]], Ganapathi pooja and flute playing [[Krishna]] along with [[gopis]]. The western wall holds the murals of Ashvarooda (horse seated) Shasta , [[Narasimha|Yoga Narasimha]] and [[Subramanya]]. [[Indra]] (deity of east) performing ''Kalasabhisheka'' is pictured in the eastern wall. It is accompanied by the painting of a raja. Murals of elephant seated Shasta and [[Parvati]] parinaya (marriage of Parvati) are depicted in the northern wall. The [[Mandapa|Namaskara Mandapa]] in the complex is made of a single stone. The [[rafter]] and roof portions are made of [[granite]]<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Notable people ==<br />
* [[Guinness Pakru]], Malayalam film actor.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Kottayam district]]</div>imported>Path slopu