Pavithreswaram Temple of Shakuni
Compiled by
P.R.Ramachander
The only temple of
Shakuni the uncle of Duryodhana is
situated in Pavithreswaram which is
near the temple of Duryodhana at
POuvazhi in Kerala ,In side this temple is a very artistic
stone throne of Shakuni. The temple has a story of its own. It seems before the Mahabharatha war , all the Kauravas came here and
divided the weapons among themselves. Because they shared the weapons , this place was called Pakutheeswaram which
over time came to be called Pavithreswaram.It seems, and
after the battle Shakuni returned here
and did penance to Lord Shiva and attained Moksha. There are no idols of
Shakuni in this temple nor are poojas or worship
or thanthric rituals are offered
to Shakuni.Tender coconut , silk asnd toddy are offered by devotees to
please the God Shakuni here. THere are other
upa devathas at this temple which
include Bhuvaneswari devi ,
Kiratha Murthi and Nagaraja There
are two
groups of functionaries of the templr
called OOralis and
Piniyalis .They have a main
role in the famous Malakkuda
Mahothsavam conducted at this temple
which starts on the 28th
day of Makaram month
