Pallassana East Agraharam - 100 Agraharams Project
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- Pallasana - East Agraharam - 100 Agraharams Project
Kizhakke Gramam
Kalyana Parvati Samedha Sri Gargeshwara Swamy
Pallasana is about 6 kilometers from Kollengode railway station and 23 Kms from Palakkad. Pallasana has two Brahmin Agraharams - One the Kizhakke Gramam - East Village and the other Pandinjare Gramam - West Village.
We are at the Pallasana East Village now
To learn about Pallasana is to learn about the Mannadiyars who migrated from the Chola land and founded the Meenkulathi Temple. Actually Goddess Meenakshi manifested under an umbrella (in the divine stone the Mannadiyars brought from Madurai) and hence the place is called 'Kudamannu'.
"The name Pallassana refers to the fact that the group historically constituted the Pallava Sena or the Pallava Army, which eventually morphed into Pallassana or Pallasena, as it is known today."
That also brings us to the Rishi Garga. There are many saints in the name of Garga. An article in Hindupedia tells about 8 different Gargas. The saint installed the original deity which according to Sri P S Krishnan (quoted by RajaTatha website) "The original stone idol was approximately 5 feet high and with all lakshanams. Later the idol was changed as the original one developed deformity in stomach region (challa vizharathu). This was predicted in prasnam and the present idol was consecrated in the place of old one, some hundred year ago. The original idol was put in Grama kulam (Sivan Kulam) and remained there till 1957-58. Before the ashtabandha kalasa kumbhabhishekam in 1957 - 58 ashtamangalya prasnam was conducted and they recommended to remove the idol from the village tank as it had some bad effects. In 1957-58 the entire water was pumped out of the Sivan kulam and the idol was retrieved from the tank. It was then taken to Gayathri river and buried there."
Goddess Kalyana Parvati blesses devotees with a long happy married life.
There is also an interesting titbit - "In Palakkad region the first Sasthapreethi is conducted in Nurani and the last Sasthapreethi at Pallassana Kizhekke Gramam."
The agraharam is in a North South axis and the Lord faces east and a pond. The Goddess faces south as in east facing Shiva temples.
Shiva temples usually have large land grants and in Tamilnadu temples have grants for Thoonga Vilakku or Perpetual Lamp - திருநுந்தா விளக்கு or நந்தா விளக்கு where Kings and commons donated goats or cattle for making ghee from milk. The lands granted ensured adequate rice for nitya puja at the temples. All was lost with the 1970 Land act and the temples now have to depend on contributors for the daily upkeep and running.
Like Sri Venkateswaran says in this video, there will be a time when the sons and daughters of this Gramam will return and hopefully restore the glory of the past.
Like I said in the earlier gramams, Kollengode is full of magic during monsoons. I also like the clean water body /tank which is refreshing and good to recharge the aquifers.
My namaskarams to the elders who have thoughtfully integrated all elements in the Agraharams to make it sustainable.
If you are here, you might want to have a Darshan at the Puthen Kavu (The pazhaya kavu is Meenkulathi Kavu) and the Kirta Murthy temple which some have mentioned Vettakorumagan. Kirata Murthy is Shiva and you may remember the Kiratarjuneeyam episode where Shiva as a hunter bestows the Pasupataastra upon Arujuna. While in the forest Shiva and Parvati have a son who is Vettakarumagan. I read that Vettakorumagan is wrong as the origin of the malayalam word is 'Karumagan' (കരുമകന്)
There is also a Vamala Iyyappan temple on a hillock which you may want to go as the views are stunning. There is another Vamala with a murugan temple in Pallavur which is 10 kilometers west from here.
Radhe Krishna
Sriram(Hari)
100-Agraharams Project
Rama Bhagavathar Charitable Trust
July 13, 2024
Very nice to hear the narrative and the confidence shown by Sri. Venkateswaran 🙏🙏🙏
Amazing, excellent comments by Shri Venkateswaran. My mother's (pet name Kondai) place. I too was born in this village at my mother's home in 1963. Whenever we visit our Adimai kavu (Oottukulangara Bagavathi) at East Village, Peruvamba, we visit Shri Parvathi sametha Shri Gargeswara temple. My mother's house is still there with my maternal uncle's (Ambi Mama) daughter.
My kollu thatha thatha and appa village. Bringing back lots of memories I have visited this village couple of times
Wanted to mention my kollu. Thatha name is ambi vathiyar, have heard from my dad he is very well known in village. My thatha name is raghupathy
Om Shree Kalyana Parvathi sametha Shri Gargeswara Shivan Swamiyee Sharanam Namah
Very good coverage about Eastern agraharam of Pallassana and detailed information about temple there. Two prominent names coming to my memory are (1) Sri Rama Vadyar and (2) Seshadri sir. I personally belong to Western agraharam, but we used to visit eastern village on all important occasions like Annabhishekam etc. Had my higher secondary schooling near Eastern agraharam (year 1950-53).
Cannot forget the 'mathematics' class of Sri Seshadri sir who among others were instrumental in building our growth and future. Rama vadyar used to be a regular visitor to western village and had occasion to witness meetings he used to have with Vaithukutty vadyar (our neighbour). Years roll by, but memory gets revived on seeing such videos.
Wishing all the best for the Project '100 agraharams'
Namaskaarams mama, my thatha Shri. P.V. Shankaran was also from West Pallasena.
🙏om namasivaya🙏Ramavadiyar
Family super ellavarkkum nallathe varatte om namasivaya🙏
My mom was born here in this village. We still have a maternal ancestral home here :) 🙏🏻 so happy to see this video
My mom as well... She was born and brought up here.. Even today when we go there she becomes little kid.. overwhelmed 😊
I also born in this village,very nice to bring back my old memories
Rekindles our divine, pure past. Creates a sweet, painful longing to go back to our past generations. Overwhelming feelings. Thank you for uploading this video. Hara Hara Mahadev 🕉️🙏
Beautiful
Recorded for posterity. Excellent effort. Om namah Shivaya
V nice, i was born at this village, Jay Gargeshwaraya namaha🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹om sree Kalyana parvathiye namaha
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Excellent 👌
Very nice 🙏
My appas village 🙏
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