Manjapra Ambadathu Iyappan temple
Compiled ny
P.R.Ramachander
Manjapra is a village in Ernakulam deistrict of Kerala.It has
got peculiar Ayyappan temple called Ambadathu
Ayyappan temple .It is
peculiar because instead of the idol of
Ayyappan in this temple there is
Stick with silver top, a bag of Sacred ash and a stone,
Ambadath royal family is very dear to Lord
ayyappan..Along with Ambalapuzha royal family this family helped Lord Ayyappan to fight with a dacoit called Udayanan.They also helped Lord Ayyappa in repairing the way(Periya patha) to Sabari mala.Every year along with the ornament box from
Pandalam a member of Ambadathu family goes to Sabari mala.
It seems one Kesava Pilla belonging to ambadathu family used to go
every year on Pilgrimage to Sabari
mala.It sees once at a very old age he
was climbing Sabari Mala with great
difficulty, one Brahmin came and gave a
stick with Silver Mudra, one bag of sacred ash and stone to
him,.The Brahmin then vanished. When Kesava Pilla was returning from Sabari Mala, it
seems the Brahmin came again and told
him to keep these things in his place
and worship them.It is believed by devotees that
Ayyappa came in the form of a
Brahmin and these are symbols
of Lord Ayyappa.
So
these are kept in Ambadathu
temple and worshipped. A small temple
for “Malika purathu Amman” is also
built there
This Ambadathu temple is
opened only on the days when Sabari
Mala Ayyappan temple is opened.All festivals of Sabari mala are
also celebrated here.
This temple
is open between
5 am 1 pm,
And 5 PM to 8 PM
On the days when
Sabarimala temple is open.
The temple is 6 km from
Kaladi and 10 km from Angamali
Angamali is the nearest railway station and
Cochin airport is 12
km from here.
Phone 9447433039
0484 2284167
