Manjapra Ambadathu Iyappan temple

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