Thiruvangad Sri Rama Temple - Thalassery
Thiruvangad Sree Rama Swamy Temple is located in the eastern part of
Thalassery in the Kannur district of Kerala State.
Sri Rama is the main deity of this temple. The deity is 6 feet in height.
Here Lord Rama is installed by Lord Parasurama and is depicted in Poorna Roopa
with four arms carrying the Conch, Disc, Mace, and Lotus.
It is one of the five major shrines dedicated to Lord Sree Rama in Kerala State.
The other four are at Thirnayamkudam (vaikom), Triprayar, Thiruvilluamala, and
Kadalur.
This temple was built in the Kerala style of architecture.
This temple was built 400 years ago.
Sree Ramaswami Temple has a
Gopuram between the Chira and the temple which reportedly was a large Elaborate
structure. The Sanctum sanctorum(Garbhalaya) faces East in a square shape and
is two-tiered (Dwi-thala). The temple has a copper-plated sree kovil. The walls
are decorated with terra-cotta motifs of numerous human figures and the temple was
constructed using Wood.
It is located on an elevated
plot of 2.75 hectares with an adjoining temple tank known as Chira which
extends over an area of one hectare, This well-maintained temple has excellent
wood carvings, terracotta art work, mural paintings carved on wooden planks in
the ceilings are a repository of art treasure. the big temple tank is a rare
one and useful to the devotees.
According to the legendary story, this shrine was consecrated by a Rishi by the name of Swetha Muni. The legend is that
Agasthya Muni on his way to Kaveri River for offering his customary ablutions
was once confronted by two demons namely Neelan and Swethan. The Muni cursed
them, On request for penance they were advised to perform Tapas at two Siva
Temples. They were later known as Neelarshi and Swetharshi. The places where
Neelarshi and Swetharshi performed their Tapas came to be known as Neeleswaram
and Swetharanyapuram respectively. The latter was a dense forest at that time.
The present name Thiruvangad must have been derived from this connection. It is
said that Swetharshi consecrated a Vishnu temple also(dedicated to Sree Rama)
at the site where he performed his Tapas. A part of the temple was damaged
by Tipu Sultan's troops in the 18th century but the temple itself is believed
to have been saved from destruction.
Temple Timings
4.00 am to 12.00 noon
5.30 pm to 8.30 pm
4.00 am – Kootamani
5.00 am – Nada Thurakkal
6.00 am to 6.30 am – Usha Pooja
7.00 am to 7.30 am – Usha Seeveli
9.00 am – Navakam
11.00 am – Ucha Pooja
11.30 am – Seeveli
12.00 noon – Temple Closes
5.30 pm – Temple opens
6.30 pm – Deeparadhana
8.00 pm to 8.15 pm – Athazha Pooja
8.00 pm to 8.15 pm – Athazha Seeveli
8.30 pm – Temple Closes
Taliparamba, Sri
Trichambaram Krishna Temple – 44 km
Taliparamba, Sri Raja
Rajeswara Temple – 46 km
Madayi Kavu, Thiruvarkadu
Bhagavathy Temple – 47 km
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