01 Apr

SREE PULPALLY DEVASWOM

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New pageWayanad is well known as tourist’s paradise.It is also the sacred land of CHEDATTILAMMA, Thirunelly Perumal and Valliyooramma. The high peak like Bhrahmagiri and Banasura and the river kabani give a prisitine beauty to this land. The natural beauty of wayanad once attracted Mahathma Gandhi and he remarked that it is the Kashmir of SouthIndia. The region is a hub of high value spices and plantation crops like Coffee,Pepper,Tea, Carrdamom,Rubber and Ginger. The name Wayanad is believed to be derived from the word vayalnadu, meaning the land of paddy fields. The idyllic nature of wayanad, its nearness to Ooty and Mysore, with well laid roads to these centers offers tremendous tourist potential.
Pulpally is situated on the north east part of Wayanad adjoing Karnataka. It is 16 Kms away from Panamaram on the Kalpetta Manantoddy road, 25 kms from Sultans Battery on the Kozhikode Mysore NH 212.
Pulpally is connected to the legend of Rama. It is believed that when Sita was abandoned by Rama, she reached Pulpally and was given shelter by the great Sage Valmiki. The place in Pulpally, where Sita gave birth to Lava and Kusa is called Valmiki Ashramam.
Chedattinkavu is the original temple of Pulpally Temple.According to the legend Lava and Kusa the two sons of SitaDevi stopped and caught the horse,sent by Rama as part of the Ashwamedha. When Rama came to free the horse, he saw Sita and immedietly she disappeared in the earth, her mother. While going down, her hair was caught by Rama and thus the name Chedattinkavu or Jadayattakavu to the spot. Chedattilamma (Sita devi) is the presiding deity of this temple along with Sapthamathrukkal. This temple is only 1 Km away from the present Sita Temple. Nei(ghee) vilakku is a main offering here.

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