Alternate Spellings: Dakshina Kailasam
Significance: Stamping on fried pappads is done for the healing of diseases on feet
Address: Irunilamkode Temple, Mullurkara P.O.,Thrissur, Kerala
Google Tag: 10°42’44″N 76°15’27″E
Phone No: 91-9947-472-287 | 04884 273483 | 9847 558782
Email id: mail@irunilamkodetemple.com
Temple Timings: 5 am to 12 noon and 5 pm to 7 pm
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Sub Deities: Vishnu, Devi Parvati, Murugan, Ganapathi, Ayyappan
Offerings: The offering (Vazhipads) conducted here are very strange and rare. More than 30 items of vazhipads are held here. PAPPADAM CHAVITTAL (Stamping on fried pappadams) is one among the popular vazhipad. This is done for the healing of diseases on the feet. CHOOL VAZHIPAD is another popular one (brooming over the head and neck). This is done for the abnormal falling of hairs found in ladies.
Festivals: Skanda Shashti, Mahashivarathri The main festival celebrated here is ‘ SKANTHA SHASHTY’. It falls in October or November every year. A number of ‘KAVADI’s in sets come to the temple yard with singing, dancing and beating on drums with a competitive spirit. The participants are given a small amount as a token to their efforts.
“THAIPOOYAM” is another festival observed here.
ANNADANAM (Serving of free food) is the main activity of temple. Near about 300-400 devotees are given free food daily. A decorated chariot installed with an idol of Sri Subramaniyaswamy mounted on a mini lorry goes round the whole panchayath, house to house. This function is called ‘OORUCHUTTAL’. The concept is that the lord visits his devotees houses and bless them.
