Thaanikkudathamma temple

Thaanikkudathamma  temple

Compiled by

P.R.Ramachander

      There  is a temple  of Bhagawathy near  Trichur, where  every year , the  waters of the nearby  rivers enters the temple  to give  Ceremonial  Dip( Aarattu)  to the Goddess.The devotees   also enter the temple  and  take a dip  in water  along this Bhagawathy. This goddess is called  Thaanikudam Bhagawathy  . There  is an interesting story about this temple 

   It seems in Chunakathoor there  was temple with  two Goddesses (iratta prathishta)   one  was parvathi   and ab nother  a Vana Durga  referred to as Devi,The temple was  under management of Nairs  and Brahmins were doing the pooja  ,.Once there  was a clash  between Nairs  and Brahims. The Nairs took  away the idol of the dEvi  but the Brahmins refused to give  the Val(sword)  of the velichapadu to them. The Nairs   took away  the Goddess  and consecrated  her below a Thaani maram (Terminalia bellirica ) .This temple was from that time referred to as Thaani kudam Bhagawathy   .It is a practice that The velichapadu( Oracles) of the temple  even today  ddo not touch the sword,The temple is surrounded  on all the three sides  by river, one of which is Thaanikudam river  .

14 km travel from thrissur. Easily accessible by road transport. Private buses are there to thanikkudam temple stop from "vadakke bus stand" thrissur in every 5 minutes. Kerala police academy is the nearest known place. Private bus fare almost 7 rupees.

Adress : Thanikudam Baghavathy Temple

              Thanikudam, Mannuthy

Phone : +7(111)123456789

E-mail : thanikkudamtemple@gmail.com