Chettikulangara Grama Panchayat
Documented local history
Alappuzha district · Mavelikkara taluk
Historical overview
The Chettikulangara temple is central to the locality’s religious life and is surrounded by 13 karas (territories) including Kannamangalam North, Kannamangalam South, Pela, Kadavoor, Anjilipra, Mattam North, Mattam South, Menampally, Nadakkavu, Erezha North, Erezha South, Kaitha North, and Kaitha South. [3]
The Chettikulangara Kumbha Bharani festival is held yearly (February–March) and is noted for Kuthiyottam and Kettukazhcha; the festival’s present form is traced to the early 19th century and the UNESCO-listed celebration is emphasized in sources on the temple. [3][4]
Timeline
- 823 CE
Chettikulangara temple consecrated by Padmapadacharya, disciple of Adi Shankaracharya. [3]
- 1540 CE
Present Sreekovil of the Chettikulangara temple revamped. [3]
- 1826 CE
Chuttambalam modified (Malayalam year 1002). [3]
- early 19th century (circa 1800s)
Chettikulangara Kettukazhcha as a major festival assumed its present form, historians dating it to the early 19th century. [3]
Sources
- [1] Chettikulangara — English Wikipedia contributors
- [2] ചെട്ടികുളങ്ങര — Malayalam Wikipedia contributors
- [3] Chettikulangara Devi Temple — English Wikipedia contributors
- [4] ചെട്ടികുളങ്ങര ശ്രീ ഭഗവതി ക്ഷേത്രം — Malayalam Wikipedia contributors
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