Ramapuram Sree Rama Temple

Ramapuram Sree Rama Swami Temple
Ramapuram Sree Rama Swami Temple
രാമപുരം ശ്രീരാമസ്വാമി ക്ഷേത്രം
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Kottayam
Deity	Rama
Festivals	Thiruvutsavam in Meenam
Governing body	Ramapuram Devaswom
Location
Location	Ramapuram
State	Kerala
Country	India
	Sree Rama Swami Temple, Ramapuram, Kottayam, Kerala
Geographic coordinates	9°48′05.9″N 76°38′57.8″E / 9.801639°N 76.649389°E
Architecture
Type	Traditional Kerala style
Specifications
Temple(s)	One
Elevation	63.53 m (208 ft)
Website
	http://www.nalambalam.org

Sree Rama Swami Temple is an ancient Hindu temple located in Ramapuram village in Meenachil tehsil and near Pala in Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala. The temple is classified one among the 108 Abhimana kshetrams of Vaishnavate tradition. The temple has Lord Rama as principal deity, facing the east, who is in a four-armed form, Chathurbahu.^[1] It is managed by a trust called Ramapuram Devaswom consisting of three Nambudiri families of Amanakara mana, Kunnoor mana and Karanattu mana.^[2]

Location

The temple is located at about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) away from Ramapuram junction on the Pala - Koothattukulam highway. It is at about 35 km from Kottayam, 17 km from Thodupuzha, 12 km from Pala and 10 km from Koothattukulam.

Temple

The structure is believed to be thousand years old. The Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) is in a circular shape, covered by copper with a golden finial on the top. Thidappalli^{[definition needed]} and the temple well are placed in the southeast and northeast corners. When crossing the eastern gopuram, a 100 m (330 ft) tall golden flagstaff is placed. In the past, it was made up of copper. The idol of Rama is made up Panchaloha, a composition of five metals. The temple pond is situated to the north, where the aarttu ceremony of Kondadu Dharmasastha temple is performed.^[2] The temple is accompanied by 3 other nearby shrines dedicated to Lakshmana, Bharatha and Satrughna, located within a radius of 3 km (1.9 mi).^[3] A visit to these four temples during the Karkidaka or Ramayana month is popularly known as Nalambala Darshanam, which brings about achievements and blessings to the devotees.^[4]^[5]

Legend

The legend says that Lord Rama (incarnation of Lord Vishnu) left his kingdom of Ayodhya and reached the present Ramapuram village through the route which he used to find his spouse Sita during the fourteen years of exile. He found the place as an ideal spot for meditation. His brothers found him missing and they went in search for him towards south. When they found him meditating in a serene place, they too sat beside him and meditated, Lakshmana at Koodapulam, Bharata at Amanakara and Satrughna at Methiri. Over time, separate shrines for them arose in the spots where they meditated and it was famed as Nalambalam.^[3]

Deity

Apart from Lord Rama, the temple have other subordinate deities. Shrines of Lord Sastha and Dakshinamurty are placed in the south of Sreekovil. The complex also has the shrines of Goddess Bhardakali, Lord Ganapathi, Hanuman, Brahmarakshas and Yakshiyamma.^[2]

Poojas

Five poojas (prayer rituals) and three sheevelis^{[definition needed]} are held every day in the temple.^[2]

Festival

The eight day annual festival is hosted in the Malayalam month of Meenam (i.e. March/April) on the chothi star.^{[definition needed]} It is concluded by the aarattu ceremony on the Thiruvonam star, performed in the Amanakara Bharata temple pond.^[1] Utsavabali^{[definition needed]} is also an important event during the festival.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ramapuram Sree Rama Temple". www.vaikhari.org. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Biju Mathew, ed. (2013). Pilgrimage to Temple Heritage, Volume 1. Kerala, India: Biju Mathew, Info Kerala Communications Pvt Ltd. p. 170. ISBN 978-8192128443 – via Volume 1.
^ ^a ^b "Welcome to www.nalambalam.org". www.nalambalam.org. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
^ "Kottayam-Rama Temple-Oldest Temple in India-Nalambalam Darshanam". www.templeadvisor.com. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
^ Correspondent, Special. "Nalambala Darshan at Ramapuram". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 December 2016. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[:1-1] "Ramapuram Sree Rama Temple". www.vaikhari.org. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2016.

[:0-2] Biju Mathew, ed. (2013). Pilgrimage to Temple Heritage, Volume 1. Kerala, India: Biju Mathew, Info Kerala Communications Pvt Ltd. p. 170. ISBN 978-8192128443 – via Volume 1.

[:2-3] "Welcome to www.nalambalam.org". www.nalambalam.org. Retrieved 23 December 2016.

[4] "Kottayam-Rama Temple-Oldest Temple in India-Nalambalam Darshanam". www.templeadvisor.com. Retrieved 23 December 2016.

[5] Correspondent, Special. "Nalambala Darshan at Ramapuram". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 December 2016. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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Ramapuram Sree Rama Temple

Location

Temple

Legend

Deity

Poojas

Festival

References

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