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Essay name: Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study)

Author: Anand Dilip Raj
Affiliation: University of Kerala / Department of Sanskrit

The essay studies in English the Sucindrasthala-mahatmya which represents a significant Sthalamahatmya from South India detailing the origins and development of the Trimurti temple at Suchindram in Tamil Nadu. The study reveals its legends, customs, and religious practices.

Chapter 4 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: a critical study

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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)


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temple conduct the Kaimukku. The committee consists of certain brahmin families related to managers of Sucindram temple [puttillam, Kuttampalli, Mullamangalam, Veliyara, Arasila, Soma simangelam and matham]. Senior member of each family will be the member of the committee. The Srikaryam Namboothiri, Vattappalli Vattappalli Sthanikar, and Valiya Srikaryakar who is the representative of the Travancore government. It also members of the committee. The pompane Bhattathiri was the officiating chairman of the yogam or committee. As the loyal Nitt or royal order reaches the yogam, the accused reaches the Vattappalli madom, the house of the Vattappalli Sthanikar, with his servants and the representatives the village administrator, and acquaints him the object of the mission. The Vattappalli Sthanikar immediately proceeds along with them to the temple. There the yogam would have already started at the time of sunset. According to the custom no light other than the lamp inside the temple is used. The accused submits 7 panas 9a (coin of ancient Travancore) 6 hundred betel leaves and 60 arecanuts as the fee. With the permission of all the members of yogam the poppane Bhattathir, ie the chairman fixes the ordeals to the next day. Then he asks the accused to solemly swear thrice to the affect that he was innocent and rings the bell once at the termination of the swearing. The accused is ordered to completely abstain from any kind of cooked food on the day of the test only tender coconuts and fruits are allowed; the usual food can be taken only after the Kaimukku is over. 163

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