The Divya desam
TIRUKAKKARAI (tirukkatkarai) is located 14 kms from Irinjalakuda on Trichur Eranakulam
railroad in Kerala. The presiding deity is katkaraiyappan also called vamana. The
Goddess is perunchelvanayaki. The scared water is Kapila theertham and the sanctum
sanctorum is Pushkala vimanam.
Legend has it
that Mahabali symbolically offered land to Lord Vishnu with the water from
Kapila Theertham at this Kshetram.
There is an
interesting story that plantains in an orchard got destroyed regularly. The
owner prayed to Lord Vamana and offered a plantain tree made of gold. From then
on trees grew and gave plenty of fruits. This variety of plantain is called
Nendram vazha
Onam festival
is celebrated in this temple, on a grand scale.
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