The Divyakshetram TIRUKKODITTAANAM is 3 kms from Chengannacheri near Kottayam in Kerala. The presiding deity is Arputha Narayana and the Goddess is Karpagavalli thayar. The sacred water is Bhoomi theertham and the sanctum sanctorum is Punyakoti Vimanam.
Legend has it that Sahadeva of the Pandavas built this temple. King Rukmangatha of Surya vamsa undertook Ekadasi Vrtaham here and gifted away all his punya to the Devas to enable them to reach Devaloka. There are also shrines for Krishna and Narasimhar.
There is an interesting story of the temple servant being cursed by the presiding deity to turn into a stone, as he delayed the opening of the temple doors there by making the devotees to wait to have the darshan of the Lord. The statue of the servant can be seen in front of the temple.
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