Arangam Mahadeva Temple is a
very Ancient temple almost 2000 years old. People from different parts of the
country come in large numbers to have darshan
of Mahadeva. This temple is situated on the Thaliparambu-Udhayagiri route in
Alakode panchayat at Kannur district. The presiding deity is Lord Siva, facing
west. Three poojas are performed. Sub-deities are Ganapathi, Sastha,
Subrahmaniyan, Parthasarathy, Kirathamoorthy and Bhagavathy. Eight-day temple
festival is celebrated during the month of Makaram with an arrattu
which falls on the Thiruvathira star day. As rituals, there is Thidambu dance
on Ashtami Rohini in honour of
Sree Krishna and Kalamezhuthm Pattum
for Bhagavathy on the Ashwathy
star day during the month
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of Meenam. This
temple that gives prosperity to the devotees has a very ancient legend. During
the time of Emperor Samudra Gupta’s Digvijaya
a king of a state happened to face defeat. This king who felt insulted
happened to meditate upon Lord Mahadeva and left his country. After traveling a
long way, he reached a place where the present temple is situated. At this
place he met the Keeratha Moorthy, who
told him that the place is full of Sivachaitanya.
He realised that this tribal person is Lord Siva. Thus, he worshipped the Lord
as Swayambhu Siva and settled here. The members of
his family continued to live here for a thousand years. The kings who ruled
late happened to fight one another and so there was no one to take care of the
temple causing the destruction of the temple by fire. The temple has been
reconstructed and consecrated.
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