LORD SIVASAKTHI TEMPLE:
The temple of Sivasakthi is one of the most famous shrines of South India and is situated in the village of Naduvoorkarai. Originally known as Naduvoorkarai Arulmigu Sivasakthi temple, the village lies on the shores of Arabian Sea. The temple is century old and the story behind the temple is an interesting one. Once lord Shiva and Sakthi were returning home after serving food to all living beings and they felt tired and decided to take rest and they searched for a calm place, since village Naduvoorkarai has beautiful evergreen trees and water canals they selected this place and rested for awhile. Initially the statue of the god was in sleeping state, but now the statue was in sitting state after the revamp of temple in 2005. The temple has a beautiful architecture and has inscriptions that depict various gods. The temple has separate devotional place for Lord Ganesha , Lord Bairava, Lord Sastha and Navagrahas.
GLORIES OF GOD:
Around thirty years ago, some thieves who came through this village stole some of the rice, vessels and temple possessions that were kept in the queues. The villagers who came to the temple in the morning were shocked. They pleaded with God to punish the thieves. People were worried because the properties of God were stolen by the thieves. After one year, one night the thieves who stole the belongings of temple were sleeping in the temple complex, attracted by the power of Sivasakthi with their luggages. In the morning, people who came to the temple came to know that they were thieves who stole the temple. ! God is really great he punished thieves within a year that is the power of God.
FESTIVALS: |
| Sivasakthi Temple |
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| Sivasakthi Temple before Renovation |
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| Idol before Renovation |
Around thirty years ago, some thieves who came through this village stole some of the rice, vessels and temple possessions that were kept in the queues. The villagers who came to the temple in the morning were shocked. They pleaded with God to punish the thieves. People were worried because the properties of God were stolen by the thieves. After one year, one night the thieves who stole the belongings of temple were sleeping in the temple complex, attracted by the power of Sivasakthi with their luggages. In the morning, people who came to the temple came to know that they were thieves who stole the temple. ! God is really great he punished thieves within a year that is the power of God.
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| Idol in Temple Gopuram before Renovation |
SivaSakthi Panguni Festival
Every Year
the 5 days festival will start on Friday in the Tamil month of Panguni and it will end on Tuesday .The festival
will start with Ganapathi Homam and there will be pooja’s at 6:30 am, 12:00 pm,
6:30 pm and a special pooja at 8:30 pm during every day of the
festival. Midday Meals will be provided every day at 1:00pm. There will be
some entertainment events like Pattimantram, Pattumantram, Drama's,
Dancing shows at nights. From the year 2018 after the installation of kodimaram (Temple mast) the festival duration was extended to 10 days.
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| SivaSakthi Panguni Festival |
Competitions:
Competitions
like Elocution, Singing and Quiz competitions will be conducted on
the third day i.e. Sunday and prizes will be distributed on
Tuesday i.e. on the last day of the festival. Special prizes will also be
given for people who attend thiruvilakzhu pooja’s regularly and who attend
samayavakupu regularly.
Elephant
March:
Elephant
March (yannai Oorvalam) will be on Monday i.e. on the Fourth day of the
festival it will start from Karumankoodal Aiya Temple and will end at
Sivasakthi temple Naduvoorkarai. Santhana Kodam will be taken by many people
during this Occasion.
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| Festival Starts from Oduku pooja Temple |
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| Hoisting of Flag Festival Starts |
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Elephant March (yannai Oorvalam)       |
Karthigai is a holly month highly auspicious for Lord Ayyapa , lord Muruga and Lord shiva. Skatha sashti, Karthigai deepam festivals were celebrated in this month. Men wear malai (chains) for lord Ayyapa in this month. In the late evening men do bajans across the streets and woman draw kolam and light kuthuvilaku in the entrance of the house for bajans. Kathigai Deepam was celebrated on pournami of krthigai month and people lit oil lights in their house premises. A Maha deepam commonly called as Chokarpanai was lighted at the temple premises.
Breathing the air in early morning of Margazhi is good for health. Early morning is apt for workship and meditation. In the monthof Margazhi woman sing thirupavai in temple premises. Totally there is 30 songs one will be sung on each day.
Sri Rama pattabisheakam (Crowning ceremony of Lord Rama) will be celebrated every year on saturday and sunday near by christmas. The bajans started in karthigai will end on that day. People will sing bajans and carry idols across the streets shouting 'Sree Ramaruku Pattabisheakam Arohara' and some people will wear masks of Lord Krishna and Lord Hanuman celebrating the crowning ceremony of Lord Rama.
Masi Festival
Every year last Tuesday in the tamil month of “MASI” was celebrated as Mandaikadu Kodai Festival. Festival will start ten days prior to this Tuesday.ie, Sunday with flag hoisting in flag mast of the temple.
At the time of flag hoisting , morning priest along with devotees went for a holy bath and return with a pot of holy water .that holy water will sprayed all over the temple premises and cleaned. Then only the festival will start.
In continuation with this throughout 10 days every day 8.30 pm after the poojas held over, the goddess will procession around the temple streets.
Valiya Padukkai
It is a sixth day festival which held on Friday within the kodai festival. Even though poojas done for all 10 days.Pooja done at 8.30 pm in this sixth day has more importance and speciality.Lot of devotees will take part in this occasion.
Odukku Pooja
Odukku Pooja was held on the tenth day night at 1am.this is the last pooja of mandaikadu kodai festival.
Ettam kodai
Once the kodai festival was over , coming eighth day Tuesday will be called as Ettam Kodai. In the Ancient days , people around the nearby village peoples took part in this occasion. But nowadays people from all over district and nearby kerala state coming in large numbers to celebrate this festival.Special bus services are operated from nearby towns for the devotees transportation.
Bharani Kodai
In the tamil month of panguni,star panguni will occur on one day. that day will be celebrated as bharani kodai. Peoples around the mandaikadu area believe that goddess mandaikadu Amman born in this day
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| pongal |
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| Elephant Workship |
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| Vinayagar Temple |
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| Thiruvilaku Pooja |
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| Karumankoodal Aiya Nilzhal Thangal |
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| Chingari Melam |
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Elephant March |
Kumbabishekam
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