The Kanadi Kuttichathan Kavu is the most holy and ancient Vishnu Maya Temple in the state of Kerala providing relief to sorrows and showering blessings and prosperity to all the devotees irrespective of caste, creed or religion. This temple having many epics and with rare historical importance is situated 20 km South-West of Thrissur in Peringottukkara, a land made sacred by the foot prints of many great sages.
2. vishnumaya
The Kanadi Kuttichathan Kavu is the most holy and best Vishnu Maya Temple in
Kerala providing relief to sorrows and showering blessings and prosperity to all the
devotees irrespective of caste, creed or religion. The presence of Brahmasree
Vishnubharatheeya Swami, the sage-like Spiritual Guru and the Madathipathi of
Kanadi Kavu, who had the fortune to have a holy glimpse of the sacred effulgence
of Kuttichathan Swami through a strict life style of religious discipline fills the
devotees with a desire to have a strong spiritual life. The all merciful and
sympathetic Swamiji observes the temple rites strictly, and leads his life as a
ritualistic. Thousands of devotees visit this temple every day. After listening to the
orders of Vishnumaya, the son of Mahadeva (Chathan - Balasasthavu), they offer
the remedial measures to overcome their personal sorrows as per the instructions
of the Madathipathi and return home with a tranquil mind. There is a legend that
Sastha was originally Chathan, the change of name coming through many years of
usage, who was worshipped by the tribals and the Dravidians who were the owners
of this land before the arrival of the Aaryans.
3. Roopakkalam
Roopakkalam is the concept of Vishnulokam. The ritual of Roopakalam is usually carried
out in connection with the annual festival of Thiruvellattu, in the Malayalam month of
Makaram, in the Vishnumaya temples of Kerala. This is something akin to the
Kalamezhuthu in the temples dedicated to Serpent Gods in Kerala.The beautiful and
fascinating Roopakalam is basically a form of ritual or offering to lord Vishnumaya,
wherein enchanting and colorful figures of the lord and sometimes, of his trusted friend
and ally Karimkutty, is drawn on the ground using multi coloured herbal and organic
powders. After the Roopakalam is drawn, a family member who is a priest performs puja
as per the tantric rites and invokes the lord into the Roopakalam. This is followed by a
sacred ritual dance by the priest around the kalam, to the accompaniment of wild music.
The dancer then erases the kalam using coconut palm leaves. The colored powders are
subsequently distributed to the devotees after the ritual.
