Kumaraswamy Temple
Deities
Moolavar (Main Deity)
Kumaraswamy
Ambal (Goddess)
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Timings
Opening Hours
05:00 AM to 12:30 PM05:00 PM to 08:30 PMChitrai Vishu Kani Kantunal Vaikasi Festival 10 days Adi Amavasi (In this month they perform mass in the temple in Anusha Nakshatra and take rice grains from the temple and keep them at home) Avani Last Vellimalar Full Festival, 7 PM to 10:00 PM Akara Deeparathan. On the morning of Puratasi Navratri, at 5:30 a.m. on Magam Nakshatra, Swami left for Padmanabhapuram and from there Padmanabhapuram Saraswati Amman, Nankai Amman who was prophesied by Suseendram, got up at Thiruvananthapuram Ariyasala Mandapam. Aippasi Sura Samhara Festival. Karthikai, Thirukarthikai, burning of Sokkapani. Many kinds of Kavadis come on the last Friday. Departure of Murugan to witness the Chariot Ceremony of Margazhi Suchindram Temple. Thaipusa festival, Thirukalyana Calnatu festival. Thirukalyanam will be held at night on Panguni Anusham day. Vaikasi festival lasts for 10 days. 9th day Chariot. In this festival Swami goes hunting, being among the Navadaniyas is a special on the tenth day of Aaratu. Panguni Thirukalyana festival. Valli and Murugans marriage will be conducted in this festival. Near the Valli cave, 2km from this temple, there are relief sculptures of Ganesha, Valli and Velavar on the rock. Devotees bathe in this lake during Thirukalyanam. On the morning of Thirukalyanam, Murugan wakes up in a palak and moves to the cave near Taruli Valli. Kanji dharma will be done on that day. In the afternoon, when Murugan brings Valli in a palanquin, the Kuras stop him. Minors will succumb to failure. These Kuravas live behind the Murugan temple in the hills. Thirukalyanam is held at night. Honey and millet flour will be offered as prasadam.
Pooja Timings
Nirmalaya Pooja
04:30 AM to 05:00 AM IST
Ushakala poojai (உஷ பூஜை)
05:30 AM to 06:00 AM IST
Uchikkala Pooja
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM IST
Sayaraksha Pooja (Evening)
06:30 PM to 07:30 PM IST
Ardhajama Pooja
08:00 PM IST
Address & Contact
Address
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Village: KALKULAM
Phone
Historical Information
Vimana Type
EGA THALAM
Sanctorum Shape
Square Shape
King's Period
Cheran
Temple Specialty
Parigaram
Taking various Kavadis, Thulaparam, Hair donation for children, Rice feeding, Ear piercing, Lighting of mavilakku, Offering of salt and pepper, Offering of rice, pulses, vegetables, fruits, Prataphara Anga Prathaksan. Kanji dharma held on Friday in this temple is important. Eating porridge as an offering to cure an incurable disease Important. Kanji Dharma has Kanji Purai. Kanji dharma is also done in places like Valli Cave during Tirukalyana. Porridge tanks are still seen.
Others
Velimalai is a scenic mountain, there is a big pond opposite the temple and there are many caves in Velimalai. Siddhas and sages have lived here. Here the person in Konar Samadhi is a Siddha. Another siddha included here is Sudalaiandi Swami. Abayontha Swami took grace at Kumara Koil, where the ashram was located in Thiruvananthapuram. There are some small literatures about this temple. Th. Velayuthaperumal Pillaithamil written by Velappan came out in 1977. Kaviraja Pandita Ramasubramanias novel Kumarakoil Kalambagam came out in 1966.
Sub-shrines
Murugan Valli is with Deivanai
