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| name = Sree Rakthakanda Swamy Temple
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| district = [[Pathanamthitta District|Pathanamthitta]]
| location = [[Omallur]]
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'''Rakthakanda Swamy Temple''', [[Omallur]], [[Pathanamthitta District]], known as "Omallur Temple" traces its history to 8th century AD. It is a pilgrim centre on the way to [[Sabarimala]] from [[Pandalam]], the birthplace of [[Sree Ayyappan]]. The Temple is famous for its annual festival of 10 days in the month of Medom of Malayalam Era.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rektha Kanda Swamy Temple Omalloor Pathanamthitta - Temples in Kerala|url=https://www.justkerala.in/tourism/pathanamthitta/place-to-see-in-pathanamthitta/rektha-kanda-swamy-temple|access-date=2021-08-02|website=Just Kerala}}</ref> 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 <ref>{{Cite web|title=Kadammanitta Temple, famous for Padayani festival in Pathanamthitta|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/kadamanitta-temple-pathanamthitta/288|access-date=2021-08-02|website=Kerala Tourism|language=en}}</ref> south from the district headquarters [[Pathanamthitta]] and 11 km from MC Road ([[Kottayam]] - [[Trivandrum]] 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).

==See also==
* [[Omalloor]]
* [[Temples of Kerala]]
* [[Pathanamthitta District]]

==Image gallery==
<gallery>
File:പ്രാചീനമായ കൽകൊത്തുപണി1.jpg|Ancient engraving depicting a man on stone pavement pathway in temple.
File:പ്രാചീനമായ കൽകൊത്തുപണി.jpg|thumb|Another engraving on stone pavement pathway
File:അനന്തശയനം.jpg|thumb|Engraving depicting 'Anandasayanam' on a single wood of Jackfruit tree
File:ആനക്കൊട്ടിൽ.jpg|thumb|Elephant enclosure of temple. The old Elephant enclosure (ആനക്കൊട്ടില്‍-ānakkeāṭṭil) was built of stone.
File:ആനകൾ ഉൽസവവേളയിൽ.jpg|thumb|Elephants are standing in the Elephant enclosure during Pooram
</gallery>

==External links==
{{commons category|Sree Rakthakanda Swamy Temple (Omalloor Temple)}}
* [http://www.naturemagics.com/kerala-temples/omalloor-rektha-kanda-swamy-temple.shtm Omalloor Rektha Kanda Swamy Temple]

==Reference==
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{{Hindu temples in Kerala}}

[[Category:Hindu temples in Pathanamthitta district]]

Sree Rakthakanda Swamy Temple (Omalloor Temple) - Revision history

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