Friday, 1 March 2024

A TEMPLE POPULARLY KNOWN AS ANJUMOORTHI KOVIL

  


The Divya kshetram TIRUVITHUVAKODU is located at TIRUMITHAKODE, 15 Kms from Shoranur in

Kerala. The presiding deity is Uyyavanda Perumal also called Abhayapradan. The Goddess is Padmasani Nachiyar. The sacred water is Chakra Theertham and the sanctum sanctorum is Thathvakanchana vimanam.

AS per the sthala purana in response to the prayers of Ambarisha, the Lord took the four forms – Vyuhavataram – as Pradyumna, Aniruddha, sankharsana, and para Vasudeva. Pandavas are supposed to have worshipped these images.

The temple is popularly called as Anjumoorthi Kovil as it has four images of Lord Vishnu as well a shrine for Siva.

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