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There is a small Mukkalvetti Ayyappa temple at Cheerappanchira, near Kollam which hold 3/4 power of Ayyappa and rest in Sabarimala. [23] [19] Valiya kadutha swami and kochu kadutha Swamy who were warrior brothers worshipped at Shabarimala are considered as ‘Shaundikans’, who hails from the Malabar Thiyyar community. [24]
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Ayyappan remains one of the few deities in Hindu tradition, who is respected by other religious communities, including Muslims, and Christians. [25] As per Government of Kerala, there is a theory that the temple of Sabarimala was of Buddhist origin. [55] Ayyappan is also revered by Muslims in Kerala due to his association with Vavar.
The presiding deity of this temple is Lord Dharma Sastha who is also known as Lord Ayyappa Swamy. Dharma Sastha is a highly revered deity in South India but these temples are comparatively less. The Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Swamy temple is well famous and is visited by devotees from all over India and abroad. Thycaud Dharma Sastha temple is ...
The temple is built as an exact replica of the original Ayyappan Temple at Sabarimala in Kerala. The temple was constructed in three floors presumably to lend the feeling of being atop a hill similar to the Sabarimala hill. [3] The architecture follows the Kerala style and tradition with 18 steps to the main shrine and the sanctum sanctorum.
The padi pooja is a ritualistic pooja performed by the thantri accompanied by the Melshanthi (chief priest) to the eighteen hill deities who guards Ayyappa. The steps are decorated with beautiful flowers and each of them will have lamps.
Mini Sabarimala, situated on a hillock surrounded by hills and valleys within the precincts of NCH Colony, Kanjurmarg (West), Mumbai, is the first ancient Ayyappa Temple outside Kerala State. As revealed by the astrologer Shri Karuvatta Kochugovindan, there was a big Devi temple and a small Ayyappa temple at this place, where today stands the ...
It also has many prominent temples in and around the area such as Ahobila Mutt and Ayyappa Swamy Temple. The Ayyappa Swamy Temple is well known for Ayyappa Puja in December and January while Ahobila Mutt is a noted temple of Narasimha. Other prominent temples in the area include Ramalayam, Shirdi Sai Baba Temple & Lingala Gadda Shiva Temple.