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[[Kottarathil Sankunni]]'s ''[[Aithihyamala]]''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Shankunni|first=Kottarathil|title=Aitheehya Mala|publisher=DC Books|year=|isbn=978-8126422906|location=|pages=}}</ref> has a detailed description of the temple, which has more than a thousand years of history. [[Nambudiri]] of Kizhapuram Illam had no male heirs to carry out the rites. He was about 60 years of age and had lost all hope of having a son. He set off to [[Varanasi]] to take a bath in the holy [[Ganges|River Ganges]]. On the way, he stopped at Mookambika and stayed there for a few days and prayed to his deity. The serenity of the place enamored him and he decided to chant ''bhajans'' there for a year. After spending a year in the temple, the old man dreamed of a beautiful woman who appeared and told him that it was impossible for him to have a child in this life, and told him that it would be better for him to go back to his home and adopt a child from a family Karunattu nearby. The woman of that family would be destined to have two children in the near future. The old man accepted his fate and returned to his homeland. | [[Kottarathil Sankunni]]'s ''[[Aithihyamala]]''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Shankunni|first=Kottarathil|title=Aitheehya Mala|publisher=DC Books|year=|isbn=978-8126422906|location=|pages=}}</ref> has a detailed description of the temple, which has more than a thousand years of history. [[Nambudiri]] of Kizhapuram Illam had no male heirs to carry out the rites. He was about 60 years of age and had lost all hope of having a son. He set off to [[Varanasi]] to take a bath in the holy [[Ganges|River Ganges]]. On the way, he stopped at Mookambika and stayed there for a few days and prayed to his deity. The serenity of the place enamored him and he decided to chant ''bhajans'' there for a year. After spending a year in the temple, the old man dreamed of a beautiful woman who appeared and told him that it was impossible for him to have a child in this life, and told him that it would be better for him to go back to his home and adopt a child from a family Karunattu nearby. The woman of that family would be destined to have two children in the near future. The old man accepted his fate and returned to his homeland. | ||
Upon reaching Panachikkadu, he decided to take a bath in the temple pond. He put his Olakuda | Upon reaching Panachikkadu, he decided to take a bath in the temple pond. He put his Olakuda (umbrella made of palm leaves), on the southern side of the temple and went to bathe. After the bath, he tried to pick up his umbrella, but he couldn't. The Nambudiri stood puzzled. Then a man magically materialized and explained to the Nambudiri that the Goddess Mookambika Devi was staying in the umbrella and that the Nambudiri would have to transfer the divinity to an idol before he could retrieve the umbrella. He also told the Nambudiri that an idol suitable for transfer was lying hidden in the nearby forest. He warned him that he would have to appease its protector, a [[Yakshi]], before taking the idol. The Nambudiri did as he was told and the Goddess Panachikkadu Devi was established as the deity of the place. Another smaller idol was placed facing west as ''Archana Bimbam''. The idol was erected in a low terrain filled with water without a roof, making it seem as if the Devi was seated in the middle of a pond. | ||
The main | The main deity is now covered with creepers and shrubs and is not clearly visible. The leaves of the creepers are considered Saraswati leaves. The spring water flows continuously until it touches the feet of the Devi. This water never dries, not even in the peak time of summer. Since the Devi remains on such a ''saras'' (small rivulet), the Goddess is called Saraswati. The water required for [[Puja (Hinduism)|pooja]] and other needs is drawn from the spring. No other water sources seem to exist. | ||
==Surroundings== | ==Surroundings== | ||
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A major international cultural festival of all sort of arts including classical dance and music is also held in the temple for the duration of the nine nights of the Navarathri festival. Very famous performing artists/poets/writers like Karthika Thirunal RamaVarma Maharaja (Dharma Raja), Kerala Varma Valiakoyi Thampuran, A.R. Raja Raja Varma, Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer, K J Yesudas, Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri etc have visited the temple art performing and bhajanam(meditation). | A major international cultural festival of all sort of arts including classical dance and music is also held in the temple for the duration of the nine nights of the Navarathri festival. Very famous performing artists/poets/writers like Karthika Thirunal RamaVarma Maharaja (Dharma Raja), Kerala Varma Valiakoyi Thampuran, A.R. Raja Raja Varma, Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer, K J Yesudas, Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri etc have visited the temple art performing and bhajanam(meditation). | ||
The temple is well connected through roads and there are many routes lead to this [[divine]] Temple: | |||
(1) 4.1KM from [[Chingavanam]] Junction(MC Road) via [[Paruthumpara]] Junction (2) 4KM from [[Puthuppally, Kottayam|Puthuppally]] Junction. | (1) 4.1KM from [[Chingavanam]] Junction(MC Road) via [[Paruthumpara]] Junction (2) 4KM from [[Puthuppally, Kottayam|Puthuppally]] Junction. | ||
(3) 6KM from [[Vakathanam]] via Paruthumpara Junction. | (3) 6KM from [[Vakathanam]] via Paruthumpara Junction. | ||
(4) 4.8KM from Pannimattom Junction via Paruthumpara Junction. | (4) 4.8KM from Pannimattom Junction via Paruthumpara Junction. | ||
(5) 16 KM from [[Pambadi]] from [[KK Road]] | |||
Nearest Bus stands and Railway Stations are [[Kottayam]] (11 KMs) and [[Changanacherry]] (13 KMs). Nearest airport is [[Kochi]] (100 KMs). | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Temples of Kerala]] | * [[Temples of Kerala]] | ||
* [[Saraswathi Temple]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||