Adithyapuram Temple

Adithyapuram Temple

Adithyapuram Temple , one of the rarest temple, 4 kilometers from kaduthuruthy. Last sunday in Vrichikom most important. Sundays are most crowded. Adithya Pooja is the offering.

Adityapuram Soorya Deva temple

Idol-Surya Bhagawan, Upadevata - Durga. Shasta, Yakshi Important days - Last Sunday of the month of 'Medom' and last Sunday of the month of 'Vrischikam' , Important pooja - Aditya Pooja, Udayasthamana f>ooja, Navagraha Pooja, Very important Nivedya Ada. From the vedic times the people of Bharat worshipped the Sun God. But temples dedicated to the Sun God are very few in number. 'The Konark temple' of Orissa is the only Sun temple that is famous and considered to be foremost. It is well known for its intricate sculpture but there is no daily performance of poojas as in the Sun temple of Adityapuram in Kerala. This fact is known only to very few people. The temple is situated in 'Iravimangalam Kara' in Kottayam District, Vaikom Taluk and Kaduthuruthi Panchayat. Hard working and peace loving farmers are living in the village, surrounding the temple. There are no documents to prove how ancient it is but the method of construction is said to be according to that of the ''Thretha Yuga"

Along the Ettumanoor- Vaikom route if we start from Ettumanoor by bus we have to alight at Kurupanthara and from there we have to board a bus to Ayamkudi and travel about 4 kms to reach the temple. If we start the journey from Vaikom at Kaduthuruthy we have to board the bus to Kallara and travel 3 kIDs to reach the place. A little away from the temple there is a place called 'Kavikad' where there is the famous 'Marangat Mana' where a Brahmin family resides, they are the owners of this temple. It is behind that one of the family member who lived in the ancient times was a great devotee of the Sun God. Through meditation and 'Tapas' he received the Lord of the God in blessing and consecrated the Idol in this temple. After performing oil 'Abhishekam' they also perform 'Abhishekam' with water and all trace of oil disappears because the Idol is made of a particular type of stone that absorbs oil.

The Idol faces the west and is said to be in the meditative form. There is a story behind this. At the beginning of creation the Sun God alone was visible while the other Gods & Goddesses could not be seen by all. But he had the same powers that the others had. So the Sun God was displeased and He worshipped Devi Mahamaya till she appeared before Him. The Devi Blessed the Sun God and said that 6 hours till sun rise He will have all the powers of the other Gods and Goddesses also.
From a place called 'Kakkathu Mala' in 'Iraviman-galamkara' a very ancient Devi 'Vigraha' with broken limbs has been installed in the temple facing the East. People believe that this Idol is connected to the legend already explained. It is said that the 'Devi vigraha' was installed about eight or nine decades ago. It is only after that the temple was renovated and became famous. "Raktachandanam" is the special 'Prasadam' of this temple. Sundays are important days. The last Sundays of the Malayalam months of 'Vrischika' and 'Medom' when the glory of the Sun is at the highest. On that day at least one person from the Marangat family has to take the 'Kavadi' for the 'Abhishekam' and this cannot be avoided. There is a huge crowd in the temple on this day. For 'Karkidaka Vavu' and 'Patham Udayam' also people from far away places visit the temple. The members of the above mentioned 'Marangat' family and devotees who come to the temple for 'Darshan' and Bhajan receive Blessings and all kinds of prosperity this is the belief and experience of the people.
Important offering - 'Rakthachandana' ,'Tulabharam', to keep 'Chandanam' at the 'Nada'. These offerings will remove incurable diseases. 'Rakta Chandanam' is the prasadam. On the last Sunday of the month of 'Medam' there is Abhishekam with Raktachandana Kavadi. For curing diseases of the eyes and skin we have to perform Adithya Pooja and keep Rakta Chandana at the Nada. For curing eye disease a mixture of the ghee and black soot of the lamp burning inside the temple is given to devotees.

Adityapuram Surya Deva Temple, Iravimangalam P.O Muttuchira, Kaduthuntthi - 686 613, Kottayam, Ph: 04829- 283I12, 282570, 282572.