Kottamkulangara Temple Alppuzha Kerala

Kottamkulangara Temple Alppuzha Kerala

The Mahavishnu temple, the oldest temple in Alappuzha is situated at the centre of a pond which has now been covered fully with sand. It is also the only major temple in Alappuzha, located in the same compound with two flag masts and having two festival seasons. The festival season of Mahavishnu temple is in January and that of the Devi temple in March. KottamKulangara is a small place in the Alappuzha District of Kerala, India. This place got its name from a pond called kottamkulam. There is a temple complex in Kottamkulangara having two main dieties, namely Sri Maha Vishnu and Sri Bhadrakali. This complex have some speciality like the two deities having separate flag masts, having two separate festive season, that too inside the same compound wall. Sri. Maha Vishnu temple in KottamKulangara is one of the oldest temple in Alappuzha district(Or even in south Kerala). The deity was worshiped in Ancient times and was under the ruins. Later on 12th century Sri Vilwa Mangalam Swamiyar found the four handed Icon from the big Pond. The Devi Temple (Bhadrakali) is relatively new here. The temple was built around 1799 AD, after the outbreak of a contagious decease. The icon was kept at Avaloor Madam and later brought to the current place on the left of Sri Maha Vishnu Temple. Administration Kottamkulangara temple is under the Tiruvithankoor Devaswam Board, supported by a local commitee, named as kshetropadeshaka samithi(Temple advisory board). The development activities inside the temple as well as the Ulsavam(festival) is conducted in the temple by the administration division, comprised of Sub Group officer(from TDB) and Kshetropadeshaka samithi. Tantries: 1. Vishnu Temple: Brahmasri Kadiakkol Krishnan Nampoothiri 2. Devi temple: Brahmasri Kuryattu Purathu K E Naryanan Bhattathiri. Preiests: 1. Vishnu: Brahma Sri. Vishnu Vamanan Nampoothiri V. 2. Devi: S Krishna Moorthy Kottamkulangara temple authorities can be contacted in The Secretary Kshethropadeshaka Samithi Kottamkulangara Kshethram Kottamkulangara Avalookunnu PO Alappuzha 688006 or at The Subgroup Officer Kottamkulangara Kshethram Kottamkulangara Avalookunnu PO Alappuzha 688006 the email for contact is secretary@kottamkulangara.com

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