Thrippoonithura Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple
Thrippoonithura Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple 8 kilometers from ernakulam.
ulsavam 3 times in a year. tutelar deity of Cochin Rajas. daily procession
on caparisoned elephant. festival in vrichikom, procession is in very
grand scale.
The deity of this temple is "Poomathrayeeshan" and was
the patron deity of the rulers of erstwhile Cochin kingdom. Poomathrayeeshan
means, Lord who is having authority over Wrik, Yajus, and Sama Vedas.
The idol, which is molded in Panchaloha, has a specialty and faces
east. Five poojas are offered a day, and one of them should be performed
only by a Thanthri, which is compulsory. The text used is Puliyanur
thantra, and elephant is also a must while pooja is performed. The
specialty in the idol is that, the eyes are not completed; it looks
as if incomplete or is in a state of closed eyes.
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