Temple info -3797. Thirumandhan Kunnu temple, Angadipuram,Mallapuram. திருமந்தம்குன்னு கோயில்,அங்கடிபுரம்,மலப்புரம்
Temple info -3797 கோயில் தகவல்-3797 Thirmandhan Kunnu Temple,Angadipuram,Mallapuram This is one of the most important temples of Malabar. The temple is situated on a small hill in Angadippuram which is near Perunthal manna, which is about 60 kilometer from Shoranur. . Angadippuram is also a railway station in the Shoranur-Nilambur route. . People who do not get married come to this temple for performing special pooja to get married. It is believed that this temple is associated with king Mandhatha, who was an ancestor of Lord Rama., The story goes like this. Yuvanasva was a great king in the Ikshuvaku dynasty. He did not have children. He happened to go to the ashram of Bhrugu Maharishi. The sage agreed to do a special pooja. It happened that Yuvanasva drank the divine water kept in a pot after pooja in the sage’s ashram. He became pregnant. A son was delivered to him by cutting his stomach. When the child was crying for milk, Devendra asked the child to suck its own thumb saying ...
