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This
is
a
temple
devoted
to
Lord
Ayyappa
in
Marthandam.
Vedivechan
Kovil
–
Vettuvenni
Sastha
Temple
is
located
2
km
from
Kuzhithurai
Bus
Stop.
It
is
just
by
the
side
of
the
national
highway
that
connects
Trivandrum
with
Nagercoil.
This
temple
attracts
many
pilgrims
from
all
over
the
world.
It
is
commonly
known
as
either
Vettuvenni
temple
or
Vedi
Sathan
Kovil.
The
name
Vedi
Sathan
Kovil
is
due
to
the
firecrackers
that
are
burnt
in
the
temple
as
a
mark
of
prayer
for
Lord
Ayyappa.
History
of
the
Temple
Vettuvenni
Sastha
temple
was
originally
known
as
Irumpudayaan
Kandan
Sasthan
kovil.
The
temple
complex
was
built
in
1981
by
the
first
Amman.
The
history
of
the
temple
is
based
on
the
period
of
the
Ramayana.
The
primary
god
of
the
temple
is
Sree
Dharma
Sastha.
Other
sub
deities
are
Prabha
and
Sathyaka.
It
is
believed
that
Sri
Rama
came
along
with
his
wife,
brother
and
his
whole
tribe
of
monkeys
after
defeating
Ravana
in
a
battle.
He
then
visited
Sasthamcotta
to
perform
a
ritual
of
honour
to
Sri
Dharma
Sastha.
Sri
Rama
offered
rites
to
ancestors.
Devotees
believe
that
Neelan
is
the
predecessor
of
the
existing
tribe
of
monkeys
found
around
the
temple.
Another
legend
has
it
that,
a
prince
from
Pandalam
and
a
princess
from
a
royal
family
united
in
wedlock
and
camped
here.
The
prince
used
to
pray
at
the
Sabarimala
shrine.
With
time
he
found
it
hard
to
visit
the
shrine
routinely.
This
made
Lord
Ayyappa
angry
at
the
prince,
and
the
prince
had
to
ask
for
forgiveness
for
the
mistake.
So
the
prince
went
to
Sabarimala
and
worshipped
there
for
twelve
days.
On
the
last
night
of
the
twelve
days
worship,
the
Lord
appeared.
The
prince
was
asked
him
to
go
to
Sasthamcotta
and
worship
Sri
Dharma
Sastha.
Lord
Ayyappa
knew
that
the
holy
presence
of
Sabarimala
also
occurred
there.
This
meant
the
prince
would
no
longer
need
to
go
to
Sabarimala
for
worship.
The
king
of
Kayamkulam
then
refurbished
and
redecorated
the
temple.
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