| Avanangattilkalari Sree Vishnumaya Temple | |
|---|---|
 Avanangattilkalari Temple Avanangattilakalari Vishnumaya Temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Thrissur |
| Deity | Vishnumaya (വിഷ്ണുമായ) |
| Festivals | Vellattumaholsavam |
| Location | |
| Location | Peringottukara |
| State | Kerala |
| Country |  India |
  | |
| Geographic coordinates | 10°26′13″N 76°07′47″E / 10.436885°N 76.129635°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Architecture of Kerala |
| Completed | more than 500 years ago |
| Specifications | |
| Temple(s) | 1 |
| Monument(s) | 2 |
| Elevation | 31.92 m (105 ft) |
| Website | |
| www.avanangattilkalari.com | |
Avanangattilkalari Sree Vishnumaya Temple (alternatively Avanangatt Chathan Temple) is a Hindu temple at Peringottukara, Thrissur District, Kerala state, India. It is dedicated to the god Vishnumaya in Kerala. The god is known also by the names Chathan.
Avanangattilkalari vishnumaya temple is the head temple of all vishnumaya temples in Kerala, especially Malabar.The temple avanangattilkalari call sree vishnumaya "moolasthanam". The god of the temple represents the god in his fierce ('ugra') form, facing East, featuring two hands with various attributes. One is holding Kuruvadi (Magical wand), another hand magical pot (amrutha kumbam) and riding on water buffalo. The temple deity well known for his magical power.[1][2]
The temple gain the name Avanangattilkalari because the temple surrounded Ricinus. The Ricinus plant is called in malayalam language "avanaku", forest means malayalam language "kadu", Avananku-kadu then changed avanangattil kalari. Kalari means Kerala traditional martial art practice or teaching location. The temple is often accredited as the original form of Vishnumaya and his 389 brothers. When God born with his 399 other brothers, 10 brothers sacrificed their life in war between Shiva boothas (god Shiva's army) and demon name Briga Rakshas.[3] Ten brothers consumed brahmastra in the time of combat and help Shiva boothas to kill Rakshas Briga.[4]
The temple is in the center of Kerala and is called "vishnumaya chathan temple" by Tamil speakers. The name of chathan coming from sastha. The Temple was built in a remote past and its worship incorporates ancient Shakthyem customs which are rarely observed in contemporary Kerala temples.[5]
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- ^ Hindu temple, avanangattilakalri (19 August 2019). "Avanangattil Kalari Lord Sree Vishnumaya Temple". mymandir. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Sree Vishnumaya Temple of Maha Vishnu in the form of Vishnu". Temple in india. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ chathan are born in tribe women koolivaka, vishumaya chatthan is non Sanskrit deity (2007). Conversations on the Beach: Fishermen's Knowledge, Metaphor and Environmental Change in South India. india: google books Berghahn Books. pp. 114, 126. ISBN 9781845450151.
- ^ Koṭṭārattil Śaṅkuṇṇi; T.C. Narayan (1987). Lore & legends of Kerala : selections from Kottarathil Sankunni's Aithihyamala. Translated from Malayalam by T.C. Narayan; illustrated by C.N. Karunakaran & Namboodiri. ISBN 9780195698893. volume 5 chapter seven.