Kottarakkara Ganapathy Temple
Location : Kottarakkara
About The Temple :
Kottarakkara Ganapathy Temple 1 km west of town MC Road and from quilon 22 kms east, Sree Mahadevan facing east and Sree Parvathy facing west in the Sreekovil and prominence to south facing Ganapathy. Meenam Thiruvathira Aarattu, Unniyappam main offering.
This temple is in Kottarakkara Manikandeswaram is the real name. Main deity is Siva but sub deity Ganapathy is having more importance. Round shrine Siva faces east and Ganapathy south Parvathy fating west and a pond in east front. Three poojas and tantries done by Tharananalloor Madom. Flag start is golden other sub deities are Sastha, Subramanya and Naga. The offering of Unniyappam in Ganapathy temple is very famous. 11 days festival as Thiruvathira Arattu during month Medam. The Royal sculpturist Perumthachan offer the death of his son wandered with out sleeping in any houses after three days reached this temple. He made Ganapathy in the root of Jack tree laid there and installed this child Ganapathy in the Agni comer and then famous became this temple.
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