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Sri
Dakshina
Mookambika
Temple
is
an
ancient
temple
located
in
the
town
of
North
Paravur
in
Ernakulam
district.
The
main
deity
of
the
temple
is
Sri
Mookambika
Devi,
the
mother
of
Adishakti.
Therefore,
the
vision
of
this
temple
is
considered
to
be
the
best
for
education.
The
main
attraction
of
the
temple
is
a
small
lotus
pond
and
a
small
shrine
built
in
the
middle
of
it.
In
this,
the
educated
form
of
Sri
Mookambika
Devi
resides
in
the
form
of
Saraswati
facing
east.
The
deities
are
Ganapati,
Subramanian,
Veerabhadra,
Hanuman,
Mahavishnu,
Yakshiamma
and
the
serpent
gods.
The
temple
is
under
the
Travancore
Devaswom
Board.
The
Navratri
festival
of
the
month
of
Tula
and
the
commencement
of
education
are
important
here.
A
lord
who
ruled
over
North
Paravur
and
the
surrounding
areas
was
a
perfect
Mookambika
devotee.
He
used
to
visit
the
world
famous
Kollur
Mookambika
temple
in
present
day
Karnataka
every
month
and
he
was
very
sad
when
he
could
not
do
so
due
to
old
age.
After
his
last
visit
to
Kollur,
he
returned
home
and
spent
days
worshiping
Goddess.
One
night
he
had
a
dream
of
the
Goddess.
In
the
dream
the
Goddess
seemed
to
say
to
him:
'Oh
devotee,
you
do
not
have
to
come
to
Kollur
to
seek
me
anymore.
I
will
dwell
in
your
land,
where
you
can
walk.
All
you
have
to
do
is
build
a
temple
for
me
in
a
suitable
place
there.
'
Satisfied
with
this,
Thampuran
found
a
suitable
place
outside
the
Paravur
fort
the
next
day
and
started
the
construction
of
the
temple.
The
construction
of
the
temple
was
completed
within
months.
The
Lord
then
performed
the
rites
and
opened
the
temple
to
the
common
people.
The
temple
is
also
known
as
the
'Dakshina
Mookambika
Temple'
as
it
is
located
in
the
southern
(southern)
part
of
the
Kollur
Mookambika
Temple.
According
to
Hindu
mythology,
Goddess
Saraswati
is
the
lord
of
knowledge,
words,
knowledge,
intellect,
music
and
crafts.
The
temple
is
dedicated
to
Goddess
Saraswati.
That
is
why
education
is
so
important
here.
The
Goddess
resides
in
the
sanctum
sanctorum
in
the
middle
of
a
small
lotus
pond
facing
east.
The
Goddess
Chaturbahu
is
holding
an
akshamala
on
her
right
hand,
a
water
lily
on
her
left
hand
and
a
book
on
her
left
hand.
The
Goddess,
who
was
brought
from
Kollur
by
the
devotee
Paravur
Thampuran,
removes
the
darkness
of
ignorance
from
the
devotees
and
reigns
the
light
of
wisdom.
The
main
offerings
to
the
Goddess
are
Saraswati
Wreath,
Trimadhuram,
Kunkumarchana
and
Kashayanivedyam.
Thousands
of
children
are
enrolled
in
the
temple
every
day
in
the
presence
of
Saraswati.
Inside
the
temple
quarters,
on
the
south-west
side,
facing
east,
is
the
shrine
of
Lord
Ganesha,
the
remover
of
all
obstacles.
The
Lord
blesses
the
devotees
with
his
right
hand
in
front,
wearing
an
ax
in
his
right
hand,
a
rope
in
his
left
hand
and
a
modak
in
his
left
hand.
Ganapati
Sreekovil
is
located
a
little
above
Nalambalam.
Ganapati
Homa
is
performed
in
the
temple
every
day
for
the
sake
of
Vighneshwara.
Karukamala,
Ottayappam
and
Modak
are
also
important
offerings.
Subramanyaswamy,
the
Commander-in-Chief,
resides
in
the
south-east
corner
outside
Nalambalam
facing
west.
The
main
offerings
to
Subramanyaswamy
are
Palabhishekam,
Panchamritham
and
Narangamala
Charthal.
Lord
Vishnu,
the
Lord
of
Vaikuntha,
resides
in
the
south-west
corner
outside
Nalambalam
facing
east.
The
idol
here
is
four
feet
high.
The
main
offerings
to
Lord
Vishnu
are
Palpayasam,
Kalabhabhishekam,
Purushasuktarchana
and
Chandanam
Charth.
Outside
Nalambalam,
in
the
north-west
corner,
facing
east,
is
the
idol
of
Lord
Ramadasan
and
Chiranjeevi
Hanumanswamy.
Hanuman
Swami,
who
is
worshiped
with
both
hands
folded,
is
considered
to
be
a
symbol
of
strength
and
devotion
at
the
same
time.
Outside
Nalambalam,
in
the
north-eastern
corner,
there
is
a
shrine
facing
the
west,
facing
Veerabhadraswamy.
It
is
a
three
feet
high
stone
idol.
The
main
offering
to
Veerabhadraswamy
is
in
a
coconut
bowl.
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