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	{{Short description\|Hindu temple in Kerala, India}}		{{Short description\|Hindu temple in Kerala, India}}
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	{{Infobox temple		{{Infobox temple
	\| name = Sree Sundareswara Temple		\| name = Sree Sundareswara Temple
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	\| creator = Sree Narayana Gurudevan		\| creator = Sree Narayana Gurudevan
	\| website =		\| website =http://sreesundareswara.com
	}}		\|year_completed=1916\|established=1908}}
	'''Sree Sundareswara Temple''' is one of ~~the~~ two prominent [[Temples consecrated by Narayana Guru\|temples consecrated]] by [[Narayana Guru\|Sree Narayana Guru Devan]] in [[Kannur]] District, the other being [[Jagannath Temple, Thalassery\|Sree Jagannaatha Temple]], [[Thalassery]]. The temple is located in suburban [[Talap]] in [[Kannur district]] of [[Kerala]], India, approximately 2 km away from Kannur Railway Station,<ref>https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Kannur,+Padanapalam,+Kannur,+Kerala+670001/Shree+Sundareswara+Temple,+Talap,+Kannur,+Kerala+670002/@11.8786032,75.3620649,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x3ba43d34fa25fb8f:0x1f50700d9f68d967!2m2!1d75.3682525!2d11.</ref> and 3 km from Kannur New Bus Stand,Thavakkara.<ref>https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Thavakkara+New+Bus+Stand,+Thavakkara,+Kannur,+Kerala+670001/Shree+Sundareswara+Temple,+Talap,+Kannur,+Kerala+670002/@11.8759403,75.3624528,15z/data=!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0x3ba422cc92f6b529:0x1a2780314c06784a!2m2!1d75.37164</ref>		The '''Sree Sundareswara Temple''' is one of two prominent [[Temples consecrated by Narayana Guru\|temples consecrated]] by [[Narayana Guru\|Sree Narayana Guru Devan]] in [[Kannur]] District, the other being [[Jagannath Temple, Thalassery\|Sree Jagannaatha Temple]], [[Thalassery]]. The temple is located in suburban [[Talap]] in the [[Kannur district]] of [[Kerala]], India, which is approximately 2 km away from Kannur Railway Station,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Munishwara Temple to Sree Sundareswara Temple \|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Kannur,+Padanapalam,+Kannur,+Kerala+670001/Shree+Sundareswara+Temple,+Talap,+Kannur,+Kerala+670002/@11.8786032,75.3620649,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x3ba43d34fa25fb8f:0x1f50700d9f68d967!2m2!1d75.3682525!2d11. \|access-date=9 March 2023 \|website=Google Maps}}</ref> and 3 km from Kannur New Bus Stand, Thavakkara.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Thavakkara New Bus Stand to Sree Sundareswara Temple \|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Thavakkara+New+Bus+Stand,+Thavakkara,+Kannur,+Kerala+670001/Shree+Sundareswara+Temple,+Talap,+Kannur,+Kerala+670002/@11.8759403,75.3624528,15z/data=!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0x3ba422cc92f6b529:0x1a2780314c06784a!2m2!1d75.37164 \|access-date=9 March 2023 \|website=Google Maps}}</ref> The temple has [[Shiva]], in the form of Sundareswara, as its main deity.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Arattu Festival, Sree Sundareswara Temple {{!}} Kerala Festivals \|url=http://www.keralaculture.org/ \|access-date=2023-03-09 \|website=www.keralaculture.org \|language=en}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	~~The ancient inhabitants of North Malabar belonging to~~ the ~~Thiyya Community were denigrated to backward status on advent of Brahmanism in~~ the ~~8th Century AD. The Status~~ of the Ezhava ~~Community~~ in ~~South Kerala was not different, if not worse. This is the milieu which gave rise to the incarnation of Sree Narayana Guru Devan~~, ~~whose revolutionary ideas took the length~~ and ~~breadth of Kerala like a storm.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.~~in~~/bitstream/10603/19928/9/09_chapter%204.pdf}}</ref> Realizing that the members~~ of ~~backward communities were denied the right to enter temples run by higher castes, Sree Narayana Guru Devan embarked on a mission to consecrate temples with~~ ''[[~~Sattva~~\|~~Satvik~~]]'' ~~style~~ of ~~worship~~, by members of ~~the backward castes themselves~~, ~~who were denied those rights till then. The wave of~~ spiritual ~~revolution started creating positive ripples in the society~~.		By the 19th century the members of the [[Ezhava\|Thiyya]] community in [[Malabar District\|Malabar]] had been far removed from their older spiritual practices originally based on ancient [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] traditions, and were indulging in worship of ''prakritik'' deities and ''[[Tamas (philosophy)\|tamasic]]'' practices like [[animal sacrifice]]. However, during the last part of [[British Raj]], community members started gaining modern education, especially with the help of [[missionary]] run educational Institutions, resulting in a partial move away from [[Tamas (philosophy)\|tamasic]] spiritual practices.

	~~Barring a few~~, the ~~members~~ of ~~Thiyya Community in Malabar have been far removed from their spiritual maturity originally based on ancient~~ [[~~Buddhism~~\|~~Buddhist~~]] ~~traditions~~, ~~and were indulging~~ in ~~worship of~~ ''~~prakritik'' deities and~~ ''[[~~Tamas (philosophy)~~\|~~tamasic~~]]~~'' practices~~ like ~~animal sacrifice etc. However~~, ~~during~~ the ~~last part~~ of ~~British Raj~~, community members ~~started gaining modern education~~, ~~especially with the help of Missionary run Educational Institutions~~ and ~~slowly but surely started their ascendancy towards social and cultural prominence. Some noble and learned souls among them realized that the~~ [[~~Tamas (philosophy)\|tamasic~~]] ~~spiritual practices are taking~~ a ~~toll on~~ the ~~collective social psyche of~~ the ~~community and are actually hampering their social and cultural ascendancy~~.		One community member, Varathoor Kaniyil Kunhi Kannan, heard many stories regarding the spiritual activities of [[Narayana Guru\|Guru Devan]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Kannur Sundareswara Temple – Festival \|url=https://www.hindu-blog.com/2022/03/kannur-sundareswara-temple-festival.html \|access-date=2023-05-14}}</ref> and decided to meet with him. After multiple days, he managed to travel to a house in "Anju Thengu" where Guru Devan was staying. The next day he was able to have a discussion with Guru Devan at ''[[Sivagiri, Kerala\|Shivagiri]]''. He asked Guru Devan to consecrate a temple in [[Malabar region\|Malabar]], like those he had done in South Kerala, for the spiritual uplifting of the Thiyya community in Kannur. Guru Devan asked him why such a temple was required, pointing out that a lot of community members were highly educated, socially prominent, and active in [[Arya Samaj]] and Vedanta Societies. Kannan convinced Guru Devan that, despite these, a large percentage of the population was still following tamasic rites. Finally, Guru Devan agreed to visit Kannur in the near future.

	One such noble soul, Varathoor Kaniyil Kunhi Kannan heard many stories regarding the extraordinary spiritual activities of Guru Devan, and started looking forward to meeting him. After efforts of many days, finally he managed to reach a house in "Anju Thengu" where Guru Devan was staying. Next day he was able to have a discussion with Guru Devan at ''[[Sivagiri, Kerala\|Shivagiri]]''. He requested Guru Devan to consecrate a temple in [[Malabar region\|Malabar]], like those he had done in South Kerala, for the spiritual uplifting of Thiyya Community in Kannur. However Guru Devan asked him why such a temple is required in the land which is ruled by the Queen of the United Kingdom directly, with a lot of community members were highly educated, socially prominent and active in [[Arya Samaj]] and Vedanta Societies. Mr Kannan was able to convince Guru Devan that despite these, a large number of population are still following tamasic rites, and no one is guiding them to the right path. Finally, Guru Devan agreed to visit Kannur, in near future. Mr. Kannan came to Kannur and started working towards the ~~aim~~ with other prominent community members like Madhavan Master, Choyi Butler, Manikkoth Govindan Bhagavathar, Karyan Govindan Gurukkal, Chamakkali Kannan, Poovadan Krishnan, Chandroth Ananthan Mesthri, Oyatti Krishnan Vakil ~~etc~~. They created an executive committee with Choyi Butler as ~~president~~ and Chamakkali Kannan as Secretary.		Kannan returned to Kannur and started working towards the goal of a new temple with other prominent community members like Madhavan Master, Choyi Butler, Manikkoth Govindan Bhagavathar, Karyan Govindan Gurukkal, Chamakkali Kannan, Poovadan Krishnan, Chandroth Ananthan Mesthri, and Oyatti Krishnan Vakil. They created an executive committee with Choyi Butler as President and Chamakkali Kannan as Secretary.

	True to his promise, Guru Devan visited Kannur in 1907 and stayed at the home of Kottiyath Choyi. The matter of temple building was discussed again, and before ~~return of~~ Guru Devan, a committee was formed with Cheruvari Karunakaran Tahasildar as president and Chamakkali Kannan as secretary. In a meeting held on 16 February 1908, Sree Bhagaval Bhakti Pradeepa Yogam was formally established. This ~~organisation~~ was renamed as Sree Bhakti Samvardhinini Yogam in 1913. In 1908, Guru Devan ~~agin~~ visited Kannur on invitation of Chamakkali Kannan and Kombra Kannan Master.		True to his promise, Guru Devan visited Kannur in 1907 and stayed at the home of Kottiyath Choyi. The matter of temple building was discussed again, and before Guru Devan left a committee was formed with Cheruvari Karunakaran Tahasildar as president and Chamakkali Kannan as secretary. In a meeting held on 16 February 1908, Sree Bhagaval Bhakti Pradeepa Yogam was formally established. This organization was renamed as Sree Bhakti Samvardhinini Yogam in 1913. In 1908, Guru Devan again visited Kannur on the invitation of Chamakkali Kannan and Kombra Kannan Master.

	On his visit to see the proposed sites for the temple, ~~when~~ Guru Devan ~~reached the~~ proposed site in Talap~~, he said this is the ideal place and is a Temple Ground~~. Later during construction, remnants of an ancient temple was unearthed from this site. ~~After selfless efforts by these noble souls, overcoming a host of hurdles including~~ financial problems, ~~finally~~ the temple was constructed, and consecrated by Sree Narayana Guru Devan at a muhoortham between 3 AM and 3:20 AM on 11 April 1916, during the ascendancy of [[Pushya\|Pooyam (Pushya) star]].		On his visit to see the proposed sites for the temple, Guru Devan approved of a proposed site in Talap. Later, during construction, remnants of an ancient temple was unearthed from this site. Despite financial problems, the temple was constructed and consecrated by Sree Narayana Guru Devan at a ''muhoortham'' between 3 AM and 3:20 AM on 11 April 1916, during the ascendancy of [[Pushya\|Pooyam (Pushya) star]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Festivals of Kerala -Temple festivals in Kerala, Sundareswara Temple Festival - Kerala, Kerala Travel, Kerala pilgrimage tourism \|url=http://www.kerala.com/pages/sundareshwara-temple-festival \|access-date=2023-03-09 \|website=www.kerala.com}}</ref>

	Subsequently, Guru Devan's statue was consecrated in 1938 along with the Dwajastambam (flag pole) and Deepastambam (lamp post). The ~~consecration of the~~ Balikkappura (bali platform) was ~~done~~ in 1939, ~~the~~ Gajamandapam (elephant hall) in 1943 and the temple pond in 1946.		Subsequently, Guru Devan's statue was consecrated in 1938 along with the Dwajastambam (flag pole) and Deepastambam (lamp post). The Balikkappura (bali platform) was consecrated in 1939, Gajamandapam (elephant hall) in 1943 and the temple pond in 1946.

	== Festival ==		== Festival ==
	The main annual festival celebration ~~spanning~~ eight days~~, of this temple~~ is held in the Malayalam month [[Meenam]], starting from Pooyam Nakshatram. ~~Aarat~~ procession begins from the temple at ~~4PM~~ on the last day of the festival, ~~Arat~~ is conducted at Payyambalam Beach. ~~Govt~~ declares leave ~~for all offices~~ from 4 PM onward on this day.		The temple's main annual festival celebration of [[Aaraattu\|Arattu]] spans eight days and is held in the Malayalam month [[Meenam]], starting from Pooyam Nakshatram.<ref name=":0" /> An Arattu procession begins from the temple at 4 PM on the last day of the festival, and Arattu is conducted at Payyambalam Beach. The government declares an official leave from 4 PM onward on this day.

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
			* [http://sreesundareswara.com Official website]
	* [http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/19928/9/09_chapter%204.pdf Baby Sujatha, V M. "Religious Philosophy of Sree Narayana Guru," Thesis. Department of Philosophy, University of Calicut, 2004.]		* [http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/19928/9/09_chapter%204.pdf Baby Sujatha, V M. "Religious Philosophy of Sree Narayana Guru," Thesis. Department of Philosophy, University of Calicut, 2004.]

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{{Short description|Hindu temple in Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{multiple issues|
{{original research|date=February 2018}}
{{more citations needed|date=February 2018}}
}}
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'''Sree Sundareswara Temple''' is one of the two prominent [[Temples consecrated by Narayana Guru|temples consecrated]] by [[Narayana Guru|Sree Narayana Guru Devan]] in [[Kannur]] District, the other being [[Jagannath Temple, Thalassery|Sree Jagannaatha Temple]], [[Thalassery]]. The temple is located in suburban [[Talap]] in [[Kannur district]] of [[Kerala]], India, approximately 2 km away from Kannur Railway Station,<ref>https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Kannur,+Padanapalam,+Kannur,+Kerala+670001/Shree+Sundareswara+Temple,+Talap,+Kannur,+Kerala+670002/@11.8786032,75.3620649,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x3ba43d34fa25fb8f:0x1f50700d9f68d967!2m2!1d75.3682525!2d11.</ref> and 3 km from Kannur New Bus Stand,Thavakkara.<ref>https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Thavakkara+New+Bus+Stand,+Thavakkara,+Kannur,+Kerala+670001/Shree+Sundareswara+Temple,+Talap,+Kannur,+Kerala+670002/@11.8759403,75.3624528,15z/data=!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0x3ba422cc92f6b529:0x1a2780314c06784a!2m2!1d75.37164</ref>

==History==
{{unreferenced section|date=February 2018}}
{{tone|section|date=February 2018}}
The ancient inhabitants of North Malabar belonging to the Thiyya Community were denigrated to backward status on advent of Brahmanism in the 8th Century AD. The Status of the Ezhava Community in South Kerala was not different, if not worse. This is the milieu which gave rise to the incarnation of Sree Narayana Guru Devan, whose revolutionary ideas took the length and breadth of Kerala like a storm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/19928/9/09_chapter%204.pdf}}</ref> Realizing that the members of backward communities were denied the right to enter temples run by higher castes, Sree Narayana Guru Devan embarked on a mission to consecrate temples with ''[[Sattva|Satvik]]'' style of worship, by members of the backward castes themselves, who were denied those rights till then. The wave of spiritual revolution started creating positive ripples in the society.

Barring a few, the members of Thiyya Community in Malabar have been far removed from their spiritual maturity originally based on ancient [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] traditions, and were indulging in worship of ''prakritik'' deities and ''[[Tamas (philosophy)|tamasic]]'' practices like animal sacrifice etc. However, during the last part of British Raj, community members started gaining modern education, especially with the help of Missionary run Educational Institutions and slowly but surely started their ascendancy towards social and cultural prominence. Some noble and learned souls among them realized that the [[Tamas (philosophy)|tamasic]] spiritual practices are taking a toll on the collective social psyche of the community and are actually hampering their social and cultural ascendancy.

One such noble soul, Varathoor Kaniyil Kunhi Kannan heard many stories regarding the extraordinary spiritual activities of Guru Devan, and started looking forward to meeting him. After efforts of many days, finally he managed to reach a house in "Anju Thengu" where Guru Devan was staying. Next day he was able to have a discussion with Guru Devan at ''[[Sivagiri, Kerala|Shivagiri]]''. He requested Guru Devan to consecrate a temple in [[Malabar region|Malabar]], like those he had done in South Kerala, for the spiritual uplifting of Thiyya Community in Kannur. However Guru Devan asked him why such a temple is required in the land which is ruled by the Queen of the United Kingdom directly, with a lot of community members were highly educated, socially prominent and active in [[Arya Samaj]] and Vedanta Societies. Mr Kannan was able to convince Guru Devan that despite these, a large number of population are still following tamasic rites, and no one is guiding them to the right path. Finally, Guru Devan agreed to visit Kannur, in near future. Mr. Kannan came to Kannur and started working towards the aim with other prominent community members like Madhavan Master, Choyi Butler, Manikkoth Govindan Bhagavathar, Karyan Govindan Gurukkal, Chamakkali Kannan, Poovadan Krishnan, Chandroth Ananthan Mesthri, Oyatti Krishnan Vakil etc. They created an executive committee with Choyi Butler as president and Chamakkali Kannan as Secretary.

True to his promise, Guru Devan visited Kannur in 1907 and stayed at the home of Kottiyath Choyi. The matter of temple building was discussed again, and before return of Guru Devan, a committee was formed with Cheruvari Karunakaran Tahasildar as president and Chamakkali Kannan as secretary. In a meeting held on 16 February 1908, Sree Bhagaval Bhakti Pradeepa Yogam was formally established. This organisation was renamed as Sree Bhakti Samvardhinini Yogam in 1913. In 1908, Guru Devan agin visited Kannur on invitation of Chamakkali Kannan and Kombra Kannan Master.

On his visit to see the proposed sites for the temple, when Guru Devan reached the proposed site in Talap, he said this is the ideal place and is a Temple Ground. Later during construction, remnants of an ancient temple was unearthed from this site. After selfless efforts by these noble souls, overcoming a host of hurdles including financial problems, finally the temple was constructed, and consecrated by Sree Narayana Guru Devan at a muhoortham between 3 AM and 3:20 AM on 11 April 1916, during the ascendancy of [[Pushya|Pooyam (Pushya) star]].

Subsequently, Guru Devan's statue was consecrated in 1938 along with the Dwajastambam (flag pole) and Deepastambam (lamp post). The consecration of the Balikkappura (bali platform) was done in 1939, the Gajamandapam (elephant hall) in 1943 and the temple pond in 1946.

== Festival ==
The main annual festival celebration spanning eight days, of this temple is held in the Malayalam month [[Meenam]], starting from Pooyam Nakshatram. Aarat procession begins from the temple at 4PM on the last day of the festival, Arat is conducted at Payyambalam Beach. Govt declares leave for all offices from 4 PM onward on this day.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* Centenary Memorial Book (Malayalam Edition) Published by Sree Sundareswara Temple in 2016.

==External links==
* [http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/19928/9/09_chapter%204.pdf Baby Sujatha, V M. "Religious Philosophy of Sree Narayana Guru," Thesis. Department of Philosophy, University of Calicut, 2004.]

[[Category:Hindu temples in Kannur district]]
[[Category:Shiva temples in Kerala]]