Located on the banks of Vembanad Lake, in Tripunithura
-Vaikom route, Ameda Temple is an
ancient temple dedicated to Sapthamatrukal, viz: Veerabhadran, Ganapathy,
Brahmani, Maheshwari, Kowmari, Vaishnavi, Varahi, Indrani and Chamundi. Other
than these, there are shrines dedicated to Nagaraja and Nagayakshi.The temple
is maintained by Mangalam family. The family reached Ameda about 600 years ago.
Location Kerala, Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram
Legend
Sage Parasurama was once traveling along the western coast
of India, and he reached the place where the temple is presently situated. He
stepped into the lake for 'Sandhyavandana' during sunset. At that time he saw a
bright light at a distance. Curious to know about the source of light,
Parasurama waded into the lake and moved forward to the centre. Suddenly, he
learnt that the origin of the light is 'Sapthamathrukkal' who were traveling
across the lake on the top of the tortoise. However, since the water was
disturbed by Parasurama's entry, the tortoise became immobile. The place where
the tortoise stopped came to be known as 'Amaninnayidam' and later on become
'Ameda'. Since Sage Parasurama interrupted the journey of the
'Sapthamathrukkal', Sage Parasurama decided to construct a magnificent temple
at the same place where the tortoise stopped. That is how Ameda temple came
into being.
Culture
Ameda is quite close to Tripunithura, the seat of Kochi
dynasty. All temples in the region bear the stamp of royal patronage and hence
stay a notch above other temples.
Darsan Dresscode
Traditional Kerala dress, dhoti for men and saree for women,
is preferred. Men are not allowed to wear shirt, t-shirt or innerwear on upper
torso.All electronic gadgets are strictly forbidden.
Temple Rituals
Karthika Pooja is one of the most important offerings that
are conducted in the Ameda temple. In days of Karthika star special offerings
such as Dwadashakshari Pooja and special Archana are conducted in the
sreekovil. Thrikarthika(Karthika star on Vrischikam) is an important day.
Karthika payasam is offered to Vaishnavi on the Karthika day. Couples visit the
temple continuously for one year on the Karthika star and offer Karthika
payasam for child birth.
Special Rituals
Bhagavati seva is done for the first 12 days of Karkidakam.
On the 41st day of Mandala Pooja, the Guruthy offering is done in 12 large
vessels, giving more importance to Chamundi. Mura Japam is done by Vedic
Scholars, who stay here and perform the ritual for about 4-5 days in the
temple. Murajapam means chanting of Vedas inside the
Additional Info
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