Kollam Marayikkodu Sri Indilayappan Temple Kerala
Address
Kollam Marayikkodu Sri Indilayappan Temple Kottarakkara, Kollam District, Kerala -691531
Diety
Shiva, Vishnu Amman: Parvati
Introduction
Marayikkodu Sree Indilayappan Kshethram is a powerful 1500-year-old temple in South India. It is in Karickom, 5 km from Kottarakara. Lord Shiva (Shiva Lingam), Devi Parvathy and Lord Vishnu are the main deities of this temple. The sub-deities of the temple are Lord Ganesh, Nagarajavu & Nagayakshi, Brahmarakshas and Yakshi. Here devotees are considering the temple as two.
Puranic Significance
Shiva (Shiva Lingam), Devi Parvathy and Vishnu are the main deities of this temple. The sub-deities of the temple are Lord Ganesh, Nagarajavu & Nagayakshi, Brahmarakshas and Yakshi. Here devotees are considering the temple as two. One is Lord Shiva Temple and the other is Lord Vishnu Temple. The Lord Shiva temple has two separate sanctum sanctorums, one devoted to Lord Shiva (Shivalingam), looking to the east, and the other for Devi Parvathy looking to the west. The Lord Vishnu temple has one sanctum sanctorum for Lord Vishnu, looking to the east. The Lord Ganesha shrine has one separate sanctum sanctorum. As per vastu, the sanctum sanctorum is located on the “Kanni mula” (south-west corner) of Lord Shiva temple. Sri Nagaraj & Nagayakshi and Brahmarakshas are worshipping devotees on the “Kanni mula” of Lord Ganesha. Yakshi have the place beneath the Strychine tree (Kanjirum) near the Lord Vishnu’s sanctum sanctorum.
Century/Period/Age
1500 Years old
Managed By
Travancore Devaswom Board.
Nearest Bus Station
Kottarakkara
Nearest Railway Station
Kottarakkara
Nearest Airport
Thiruvananthapuram