Temple is famous for melam, caparisoned elephants, ezhunnallathu, Kerala templeįolks arts and various pujas and rituals. The sanctum of temple is noted for its beautiful sculptures and the most famous among them is the Parvathi Parinayam. From that day onwards people worshipped Ponmeri Shiva as “Thiyyannoorappan”. Suddenly aįlame appeared in the sanctum and it started chasing out the soldiers from the Of the temple fervently prayed to the Shiva to save the temple. Then they tried to enter the main sanctum,Ĭhangaroth Pennooty Varasyar, a woman who had the duty to clean the courtyard It is said that even today some or other work is left pending in theĪttacked the temple and destroyed outer structures. TheĪrchitect left the temple incomplete and cursed that the shrine will never beĬompleted. Was some difference of opinion between the king and the main architect. Kadathanad kings had commissioned the shrine. Main priesthood (thanthram) belongs Erancherry Illom and Melsanthi is of Nerveli Namboothiri.Īs per history, the present temple belongs to the 11th century CE. Shiva is not observed on the Sabbath (Friday at sundown through Saturday at sundown) or on holidays. That the temple was destroyed by soldiers of Tipu Sultan. Shiva begins immediately following the burial and lasts for seven days, ending after the morning service on the seventh day. Logan and Gundert have mentioned this temple and former has stated
Kadathanattu rajas maintained the temple and many developments Ownership of the temple was with Namboothiris Later Porlathiry royal family got Is constructed at the spot where there was an illom of a Namboothiri. The Upa Devatas worshipped in the temple are Vishnu, Brahma, Ganapathy, Bhagavathi, Shankaranarayana, Surya, Bhootha Thevar, Ayyappa or Sastha, Murugan and Sri Krishna Bhagavan. Sankalpam of Shiva worshipped here is that of Shiva who has leftĭaksha yagna after the death of Goddess Sati. Mural paintings can be seen on the walls of the sreekovil. A beautiful chuttambalam, kodimaram and namaskara mandapam are part The darshan of the Shivling is towards east. The temple has a three tier sanctum sanctorum – moonu nila sreekovil. The deity worshipped in the temple is fondly known as The 8-day annualįestival in the temple begins on Rohini Nakshatra in Makaram month. Hindus celebrate this festival by visiting temples and places associated with Lord Shiva and changing Janai.
Shivratri festival is an important occasion at Ponmeri Shiva Temple. Janai Purnima is a festival of the Hindus, which is celebrated on the full moon day of August. The temple is dedicated to Mahadeva – Shiva. Ponmeri Shiva Temple is located at Ponmeri near Vadakara in