History and culture of Thrippunithura
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There are many stories that describe the origin of the word Thripunithura. Some latter day Sanskrit enthusiasts ascribe the origin of the name to "Poorna Veda Puri" - the town of Vedas in its entirety. Another possible origin to name comes from the meaning "the land on the shores of Poorna river".
Other stories play on the pun of "Pooni" or "Pooneeram", which means quiver. One of the stories tells about Arjuna, one of the Pandavas, once visited Lord Vishnu, and was given an idol, which Arjuna carried in his "pooni" (quiver). While searching for a place to install it, he met Lord Ganapati and sought help. Ganapati found this place and the idol was installed. Another story of the same variety is as follows. At the end of Dvapara Yuga, the period of Lord Krishna, the Lord himself presented an idol to Arjuna, one of the Pandavas, and asked him to install it in a proper place. He kept the idol in a bag used to keep arrows, which was called Pooneeram in local language. When he reached the place, he shouted Pooneeram Thura means 'open the bag' in local language. Thus the name Poonithura has come, according to this story.
When the Kings of erstwhile cochin Dynasty made this place their capital, the area where the palaces and the fort are constructed came to known as Thiru Poonithura as the word "Thiru" shows respect. It became Thripunithura
Sree Poornathrayesa Temple
Thripunithura is also known as the Land of temples. The famous Sree Poornathrayesa temple is one of the famous temples in our India.Sree Poornathrayeesa, the deity of Poornathrayeesa temple, is in the form of "Santhana Gopala Moorthy" as told in the Bhagavatha. It is believed those worship him truly, will be blessed with children.It is also believed that the temple Thantri's family, (belonging to puliyannoor mana) is the next generations of the Brahmana of the Santhana Gopalam story.
Thamaramkulangara Sree Dharma Sastha temple
Thamaramkulangara Sree Dharma Sastha temple is among the most prominent temples in Tripunithura. The deity is Lord Ayyapa in the form of Dharmasastha. According to anecdotes Lord Dharma Sastha of Chamravattom (in Malappuram District) followed one of his Priests from Morakkala Mana who had shifted to Tripunithura. Lord Sastha assumed the form of a lizard and came with the priest comfortably by sitting on his traditional umbrella made up of palm leaves. Though the temple is owned by Uranma Devaswom Board, almost all the affairs are managed by Thamaramkulangara Ayyappa Seva Samithy (TASS), a voluntary organization led by local people. The main festival of the temple is 5 day 'Makaravilaku' festival culminating on Makar Sankranthi in Zodiac calendar (around 15 January).
Muthukulangara Temple
The main deity in Muthukulangara Santhana Gopala Sree Krishna Swami Temple is Maha Vishnu in the form of Santhana Gopala. It is situated in Eroor. There is a legend behind the temple which makes it more special to married women who want nice babies.[1] It is said that wife of a Brahmin at Puliyannur Illam in Thripunithura, was not lucky enough to have a live baby. Whenever she delivered, the child will die. The Brahmin prayed to Arjuna the great warrior of 'pancha-pandavas' to save his 10th child. Arjuna promised him to save the child. Even in the presence of Arjuna, the child vanished after the birth. Arjuna tried to trace the way child vanished and they both, the Brahmin and Arjuna went to Vaikundam the place of Lord Vishnu. There they saw Bhagawan and Lakshmidevi surrounded by the deceased ten babies of the Brahmin. Vishnu handed over two idols and the babies to Arjuna. The place where they get down is known as Muthukulangara and Arjuna placed one idol at the point they landed and later that was realised as Muthukulengara Santhanagopla Khsetram. This is one of the famous temples with daily " Thanthri Pooja".
Poonithura Sree Subrahmanya Swami Temple
The main deity in SREE SUBRAHMANYAN(BALA MURUKAN) and other upa devathas in the Nalambalam are Sree Ganapathy, Sree Bhadrakali and Nagaraja-Nagayakshi and Hidumban also there. Location of the Temple is at Poonithura near Gandhi Square, Jawahar Road.
List of other temples
- Pishari Kovil Temple(Shariyil Temple)
- Kannankulangara Temple
- Kannanthrikovil Temple
- Kannankulagara sri balavinayaka temple
- Kodankulangara Temple
- Chakkamkulangara Siva Temple
- Ayani Temple
- Airettil Temple
- Pavamkulangara Temple
- Tharmekkavu Temple
- Thevarakkavu Temple
- Anthimahakalan Temple
- puthankulangara siva temple
- Adampillykavu Temple
- Palliparambukavu Temple
- Maramkulangara Krishna Temple
- Puthiyakavu Bhagawati Temple
- Nadakkavu Temple
- Muthukulangara Temple
- Sree Rama Temple
- Mukkottil Devi Temple
- Poonithura Sree Subrahmanya Swami Temple
- Poonithura Kottaram Sree Krishna Temple
- Thammandi Temple
- Pottayil Temple
- Mathoor Baghavathy Temple
- Thuruthy Baghavathy Temple
- Sree Bhuvaneswary Temple
- Mutturuthy Baghavathy Temple
Churches
Thrippunithura is said to be having the presence of Christian faithful belonging to the Syrian Christian tradition from ancient times. Saint Mary's Jacobite Syrian Church (Nadamel Pally)[2] is the oldest Christian Church in Thrippunithura. The Church was established in A.D. 1175. It is believed that a prominent Landlord of the region, namely Valamthuruthy Bhattathirippad donated a huge stretch of land to the local Christian families for the purpose building a Church. The Church came to be known as Nadamel Church as it was required to climb stairs (Nada in Malayalam) to reach the building. Following the arrival of European stream of Christianity, professed by the Portuguese, a split occurred in the parish and resulted in the formation of Saint Mary's Forane Church. Many other prominent Churches stand in the peripherals of Thrippunithura town. This includes St. George's Jacobite Cathedral (Karingachira Church Pally),[3] St. Mary's Forane Church[4] and many other churches. Thrippunithura is also divine with mosques including one adjacent to the Municipal Market complex and in Pettah.