Malleeswaranmudi Sivarathri |അട്ടപ്പാടി ശിവരാത്രി|മല്ലീശ്വരൻ കോവിൽ |Sivarathri festival of Attappadi

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Every year before summer begins, a night is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is celebrated as Maha Shivratri across India. Usually it is celebrated by fasting, meditation and worshipping Lord Shiva.

The #MalleswaramTemple# at Attappady which has been included in the Swadesh Darshan project of the Central Government is a must-visit on Shivratri.
The #Attappady#Anakkatty# Road starts just before the Mannarkkad town on the Palakkad - Kozhikode highway.Simplicity marks the shrine. The main deity is Malleswaran, who is believed to be an incarnation of #LordShiva#

The temple belongs to the Irula tribal community, but other tribes also offer prayers. #Irulas# who engage in farming and grazing cattle

'Poojas' are held here three times a day and the priests belong to the Irula community hailing from the #oorus#(hamlets) of #Osathiyoor#Kollangadavu#

Local lore has it that Lord Shiva and #GoddessParvathy# reached Attappady while they were roaming the land in disguise. When two strangers arrived, the local residents asked them about their whereabouts. Realising that the newcomers were Lord Shiva and his consort Parvathy, the local people asked them to stay there. Parvathy put a condition for this - 'poojas' and lighting of lamps every day. But Shiva said that conducting these rituals once a year was enough.

The local tribal folk informed that Parvathy's demand was hard to fulfil and that Shiva's could be implemented. The installation of Lord Shiva at #MalleswaraMudi# (hill) soon took place at an altitude of 4,000 feet above sea level.

The worship here is conducted by #Muduga# tribals. The belief that Malleswara is the master of all arts is similar to the #Nataraja# concept. Malleswara's prowess in arts has influenced #Adivasis# also.

Shiva is #Mallan# and Parvathy #Malli# at Attappady's Malleswaram Temple

In Another myth,
A love story related to Shiva and Parvathy is also popular among the local people. According to it, Shiva was born as Malla in the Irula tribe and Parvathy as Malli, the daughter of the chief of the Muduga tribe. Some people say Parvathy's name was Valli.

Following the local custom, Mallan met the Muduga chief and asked the hand of his daughter. However, both Irulas and Mudugas were against the union. Hence, Mallan and Malli sought refuge at #KaruvaraOoru# of the #Kurumba# tribe. But the Kurumbas refused to support the couple. A dejected Malli vanished and Shiva launched a penance on the banks of the Bhavani river. Soon his mane grew and turned into a hill. The mane grew so high that it almost touched the sky.

One day, the Muduga chief saw a divine dream in which Shiva and Parvathy appeared and told him that they would present themselves before devotees who took the Sivarathri fast and reached Malleswara hill. Following which, Muduga tribal folks started the trek up the hill after special prayers at the Malleswara Temple in #Chemmannur# on Sivarathri Day.

One of the main rituals on Sivarathri day is lighting of the lamp. There was a belief that this illumination could be seen from the balcony of the #Zamorin# palace in Kozhikode. However, the tribals of Karuvara 'ooru' could not view it as they had once let down the divine love.
In the past, the oil and wick for lighting the lamps were supplied by the Zamorin. #MannarkkadMooppilNair# one of the ministers of the Zamorin, had the duty of accepting these items from the ruler and taking them to the Malleswara temple.

For a long time, the representative of Mooppil Nair used to reach the temple during the festival, but later this routine was disrupted. Now the oil and wicks also do not come from the Zamorin

The male folk undertake the pilgrimage after observing severe vows lasting 7 to 41 days. They wake up early, and start the day by drinking milk mixed with wild turmeric. During these days, the men do not touch meat or liquor and keep away from women folk. On Shivratri day, the men reach the Malleswaram Temple. On this day, a priest from Nilgiri hills arrives to conduct the special rituals. The male devotees who observed the vows climb the hill with the necessary items, accompanied by the local people for some distance. Afterwards, the designated men alone continue their trek uphill, offer the ritual items and light the lamps.

They spend the night there and return in the morning with water from a perennial pond which is considered holy. This water, which is believed to have several medicinal properties, is distributed among fellow tribal people.


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