Alathiyur Hanuman Temple (near Tirur Kerala)

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Sri Hanuman at Alathiyur near Tirur.

 

I visited the above temple last week with my brother which is also near Tirur.Since I found the visit an extremely spiritually satisfying one, I am sharing the following information with our members. (On Route from Guruvayur to Kadampuzha Bhagavathy temple)

 

 

Though the main shrine is that of Sri Rama, the Temple is called Sri Hanuman Kavu. Abutting Sri Rama's shrine is that of Sri Hanuman. It is believed that it was in this place that Sri Rama handed over his Ring (Mothiram) to Hanuman and directed him to go in search of Sitadevi.As Sri Rama wanted to convey a secret message to Seethadevi, he had asked Lakshmana to stand aside. The shrine for Lakshmana is found outside the main complex at a distance.There is a granite stone outside within the temple complex from which it is believed that Sri Hanuman jumped and proceeded to Lanka.

 

 

It is stated in the pamphlet published by this Temple that by praying to this Hanuman to ward of bad dreams with His tail, children do not get bad dreams.This is a temple worth visiting . It is in Malappuram District near TIRUR, and can be approached from Tirur,Tirunavaya etc.

 

 

The address is

 

Sri Alathiyur Hanuman Temple, (Hanuman Kavu)

Poilassery P.O.,

Tirur- 676102,

Malappuram Dist

Kerala

India

 

and the phone No. is 0494-2430666.

 

I hope the above information will be found useful by our members who plan a trip to Guruvayur and Kadampuzha Sri Bhagavathi Temples.

 

 

Sri Alathoor Nambi and Sri Anjaneya

One of the Ashta vaidyas is Alathur Nambi and hails from Alathoor near Tirur in Malappuram district. It is said that Alathoor Nambi had the blessings of Aswin Devas the twins of Ayurveda doctors of Heaven and the blessings of their family deity. The family deity of Alathur Nambi is Lord Hanuman of Alathur, the Lord who had brought the Himalayan herbs to Lanka for bringing to life the Lakshmana. It is known that Lord Hanuman has been named as " serva rooga haran " meaning healer of all diseases and " Lakshmana pranna datha " meaning a life giver. The best guide for a physician!.

Alathiyur Sri Rama Temple

The temple is located in Alathiyur near Tirur in Malappuram district Kerala. The temple is popularly known as " Perumthrikkovil " in the Malappuram district. The temple was maintained by Alathiyur Grama Namboodiri. Afterwards it was taken over by Vettath Raja. Then after the management of the temple was taken over by Zamorin Raja of Kozhikode. After formation of Kerala Government Devaswam Board the management of the temple is with the Devaswam Board. It is believed that the installation of the Lord Hanuman's idol in this temple was performed non other than Sage Vasishta himself.

Significance of the Temple

The temple is built in the " Kerala Ambalam " architecture. Here in the main sanctum Lord Sree Rama is seen with a peculiar expression on his face and is seen without his concert Mata Sita by his side. Sree Rama seen here is after Ravana's extortion of Mata Sita. The main idol of Lord Sree Rama is seen as he was giving the message to Sree Hanuman about Sree Sita before Sree Hanuman embarked on the mission of locating Sree Sita. Such a peculiar expression is vividly seen on the face of Sree Rama's vigraha of this kshetra.

The temple of Sree Hanuman is adjacent to the main temple of Sree Rama. In the main sanctum Lord Hanuman is seen standing leaning forward to hear his master's words with a club in His hand. He is facing south and it is very rare or one could say nowhere lese you could see a South facing Hanuman.

Sree Lakshmana's temple is situated few meters away form the main temple and it is believed that Sree Lakshmana was keeping away to avoid hearing the confidential talk between sree Rama and Sree Hanuman.

Significance of Anjaneya in the Temple

It is said that the consecrated (installation) of the Lord Hanuman's vigraha (idol) in this temple was performed non other than Sage Vasishta himself. Here Lord Hanuman is seen as the messenger of Sree Rama to Sree Sita, who had unified Paramathma with Jeevathma.

Before embarking to Lanka in search of Maa Sita, Lord Hanuman tells his fellow vanaras thus: -

yatha raghavanirmuktha: sharah: ssvasnavikrama: ghacheth thathvatth ghameshyaame lankam ravana paalithaam.

(As arrow sent by Lord Rama, travels speeder than air, I shall penetrate the Lanka ruled by Ravana.) The main idol of Lord Hanuman in this temple depicts the descriptions of mahakavi Valmiki as stated in the sloka.

 

Here there is a platform to commemorate Sree Hanuman's leap over the sea to Lanka.

There is a long granite stone at one end of this platform and it symbolizes the sea. Devotees come running and leap over this long stone. By doing this, auspicious result is expected especially for the better health and life of children.

Offerings

The main offering to Lord Hanuman in this temple is " Pothi Avil " and is famous. The " Prasadam " of " Pothi Avil " is made of hundred coconuts, hundred measures of Rice flake (Avil), twenty-eight kilos of jaggery, 12 kilos of country sugar, 750 grams of dry ginger, 800 grams of Jeera. All these ingredients are mixed to make " Pothi Avil " .

Renovation of the temple

On the advice of famous astrologers such as Manappuzha Raman Namboodiri, Parappangadi, Unnikrishna Pannikar and Tanur Preman Panikar the renovation of the temple had been undertaken. Well architect such as Vezhapparamb Brahmadattan Namboodiri and Kanippayyur Unni Namboodiri had planned the renovation at an estimated cost of about Rupees ninety five lakhs and the renovation work had since commenced.

Persons who are interested in contributing towards this sacred hobble cause may kindly contact The Alathiyur Hanuman Kavu address given above.

 

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Devotees from all over Kerala and Tamil Nadu throng the temple seeking the blessings of Lord. The Lord of this kshethra who is " serva rooga haran " , " Lakshmana pranna datha " and the guiding figure for one of the " ashtavaidyas " is ever ready to bestow on us good health and longevity.

--With Love & OM!-- Krishna PrasadDare to give up the comfort of the 'known' and venture into the 'unknown' if we want to achieve our true potential and live life to the fullest. As Poojya Gurudev said it, "Open your eyes. Burst your shell. Spread your wings and fly!"Swami ChinmayanandaHate not the sinner - hate the sin; and always hate the sin even with an excess of hatred. "

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!! Sri Rama Jayam !!

 

Wonderful account of the 'Aliyathur Sri Hanuman Temple'. Thank you

Shri Krishna Prasad.

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|| Khyatha Sree Rama dhootha pavanathanubhava pingalaaksha

shikhaavaan, Sita sokhopahari, Dasa mukha vijayi Lakshmana prana

datha, Aanetha beshajaadrer lavana jala nidher lagane deekshtho ya,

Veera sreemaan hanuman mama manasi vasan karyasidhim thanothu ||

 

Let that noble hero Hanuman , Who is famous, Who is the emissary of

lord Rama, Who is the son of wind god, Who has red eyes, Who has a

matted tuft, Who brought to the end the sorrow of Sita, Who won over

the ten faced Ravana, Who gave life back to Lakshmana, Who brought

the mountain, And who took vow to cross the ocean, Live always in my

mind; And help me to complete my jobs.

 

 

|| Dhoorvarikrutha Sithaathi prakati krutha Rama vaibhava sphoorthi,

Dharitha dasamukha keerthi , puraho mama pathu Hanumatho moorthi ||

 

Let the vision of Hanuman, Who destroyed the sorrow of Sita, Who

heralded the fame of Rama, And who destroyed the fame of Ravana, Be

always before me, And always protect me.

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Hare Krishna

Hare Rama

 

 

 

 

 

guruvayur , " Krishna Prasad " <rkrishp99

wrote:

>

> Sri Hanuman at Alathiyur near Tirur.

>

> I visited the above temple last week with my brother which is also

near

> Tirur.Since I found the visit an extremely spiritually satisfying

one, I am

> sharing the following information with our members. (On Route from

Guruvayur

> to Kadampuzha Bhagavathy temple)

>

> Though the main shrine is that of Sri Rama, the Temple is called

Sri Hanuman

> Kavu. Abutting Sri Rama's shrine is that of Sri Hanuman. It is

believed that

> it was in this place that Sri Rama handed over his Ring (Mothiram)

to

> Hanuman and directed him to go in search of Sitadevi.As Sri Rama

wanted to

> convey a secret message to Seethadevi, he had asked Lakshmana to

stand

> aside. The shrine for Lakshmana is found outside the main complex

at a

> distance.There is a granite stone outside within the temple complex

from

> which it is believed that Sri Hanuman jumped and proceeded to Lanka.

>

> It is stated in the pamphlet published by this Temple that by

praying to

> this Hanuman to ward of bad dreams with His tail, children do not

get bad

> dreams.This is a temple worth visiting . It is in Malappuram

District near

> TIRUR, and can be approached from Tirur,Tirunavaya etc.

>

> The address is

>

> Sri Alathiyur Hanuman Temple, (Hanuman Kavu)

> Poilassery P.O.,

> Tirur- 676102,

> Malappuram Dist

> Kerala

> India

>

> and the phone No. is 0494-2430666.

>

> I hope the above information will be found useful by our members

who plan a

> trip to Guruvayur and Kadampuzha Sri Bhagavathi Temples.

>

>

> Sri Alathoor Nambi and Sri Anjaneya

>

> One of the Ashta vaidyas is Alathur Nambi and hails from Alathoor

near Tirur

> in

> Malappuram district. It is said that Alathoor Nambi had the

blessings of

> Aswin

> Devas the twins of Ayurveda doctors of Heaven and the blessings of

their

> family

> deity. The family deity of Alathur Nambi is Lord Hanuman of

Alathur, the

> Lord

> who had brought the Himalayan herbs to Lanka for bringing to life

the

> Lakshmana.

> It is known that Lord Hanuman has been named as " serva rooga haran "

meaning

> healer of all diseases and " Lakshmana pranna datha " meaning a life

giver.

> The best guide for a physician!.

>

> Alathiyur Sri Rama Temple

>

> The temple is located in Alathiyur near Tirur in Malappuram

district Kerala.

>

> The temple is popularly known as " Perumthrikkovil " in the Malappuram

> district.

> The temple was maintained by Alathiyur Grama Namboodiri. Afterwards

it was

> taken

> over by Vettath Raja. Then after the management of the temple was

taken over

>

> by Zamorin Raja of Kozhikode. After formation of Kerala Government

Devaswam

> Board the management of the temple is with the Devaswam Board. It is

> believed

> that the installation of the Lord Hanuman's idol in this temple was

> performed

> non other than Sage Vasishta himself.

>

> Significance of the Temple

>

> The temple is built in the " Kerala Ambalam " architecture. Here in

the main

> sanctum Lord Sree Rama is seen with a peculiar expression on his

face and is

>

> seen without his concert Mata Sita by his side. Sree Rama seen here

is after

>

> Ravana's extortion of Mata Sita. The main idol of Lord Sree Rama is

seen as

> he was giving the message to Sree Hanuman about Sree Sita before

Sree

> Hanuman

> embarked on the mission of locating Sree Sita. Such a peculiar

expression is

>

> vividly seen on the face of Sree Rama's vigraha of this kshetra.

>

> The temple of Sree Hanuman is adjacent to the main temple of Sree

Rama. In

> the

> main sanctum Lord Hanuman is seen standing leaning forward to hear

his

> master's

> words with a club in His hand. He is facing south and it is very

rare or one

>

> could say nowhere lese you could see a South facing Hanuman.

>

> Sree Lakshmana's temple is situated few meters away form the main

temple and

>

> it is believed that Sree Lakshmana was keeping away to avoid

hearing the

> confidential talk between sree Rama and Sree Hanuman.

>

> Significance of Anjaneya in the Temple

>

> It is said that the consecrated (installation) of the Lord

Hanuman's vigraha

>

> (idol) in this temple was performed non other than Sage Vasishta

himself.

> Here Lord Hanuman is seen as the messenger of Sree Rama to Sree

Sita, who

> had unified Paramathma with Jeevathma.

>

> Before embarking to Lanka in search of Maa Sita, Lord Hanuman tells

his

> fellow vanaras thus: -

>

> yatha raghavanirmuktha: sharah: ssvasnavikrama:

> ghacheth thathvatth ghameshyaame lankam ravana paalithaam.

>

> (As arrow sent by Lord Rama, travels speeder than air, I shall

penetrate the

>

> Lanka ruled by Ravana.) The main idol of Lord Hanuman in this

temple depicts

>

> the descriptions of mahakavi Valmiki as stated in the sloka.

>

> Here there is a platform to commemorate Sree Hanuman's leap over

the sea to

> Lanka.

>

> There is a long granite stone at one end of this platform and it

symbolizes

> the sea. Devotees come running and leap over this long stone. By

doing this,

>

> auspicious result is expected especially for the better health and

life of

> children.

>

> Offerings

>

> The main offering to Lord Hanuman in this temple is " Pothi Avil "

and is

> famous.

> The " Prasadam " of " Pothi Avil " is made of hundred coconuts, hundred

measures

>

> of Rice flake (Avil), twenty-eight kilos of jaggery, 12 kilos of

country

> sugar,

> 750 grams of dry ginger, 800 grams of Jeera. All these ingredients

are mixed

>

> to make " Pothi Avil " .

>

> Renovation of the temple

>

> On the advice of famous astrologers such as Manappuzha Raman

Namboodiri,

> Parappangadi, Unnikrishna Pannikar and Tanur Preman Panikar the

renovation

> of the temple had been undertaken. Well architect such as

Vezhapparamb

> Brahmadattan Namboodiri and Kanippayyur Unni Namboodiri had planned

the

> renovation at an estimated cost of about Rupees ninety five lakhs

and the

> renovation work had since commenced.

>

> Persons who are interested in contributing towards this sacred

hobble cause

> may kindly contact The Alathiyur Hanuman Kavu address given above.

>

>

>

>

> --

------------

>

> Devotees from all over Kerala and Tamil Nadu throng the temple

seeking the

> blessings of Lord. The Lord of this kshethra who is " serva rooga

haran " ,

> " Lakshmana pranna datha " and the guiding figure for one of the

> " ashtavaidyas "

> is ever ready to bestow on us good health and longevity.

>

>

> --

------------

>

> With Love & OM!

> --

> Krishna Prasad

>

> Dare to give up the comfort of the 'known' and venture into

the 'unknown'

> if we want to achieve our true potential and live life to the

fullest.

>

> As Poojya Gurudev said it,

>

> " Open your eyes. Burst your shell.

> Spread your wings and fly! "

>

> Swami Chinmayananda

>

> Hate not the sinner - hate the sin; and always hate the sin even

with an

> excess of hatred. "

>