Arayoor Sree Mahadevar

Arayoor Major Sree Mahadevar Temple (ആറയൂർ ശ്രീ മഹാദേവർ) is one of the major worship places in Arayoor. It is a Hindu Shiva temple. Arayoor Shiva is fondly called Arayoorappan. The temple comes under the control of Travancore Devaswom Board.

ചരിത്ര പ്രസിദ്ധമായ ആറയൂര്‍ മേജര്‍ ശ്രീ മഹാദേവര്‍ ക്ഷേത്രം നൂറ്റാണ്ടുകൾ പഴക്കമുള്ളതാണ്. ശ്രീ മഹാദേവന്‍റെ തിരു:ഉത്സവം ഇന്നാട്ടിലെ ഓരോ ഭക്ത ജനങ്ങളുടേയും ആത്മ നിർവൃതിയുടെ മഹത് ദിനങ്ങളാണ്. സമസ്ത ജനങ്ങളുടേയും ക്ഷേമ ഐശ്വര്യത്തിനായി ശ്രീ മഹാദേവൻ പൂർണ്ണ ചൈതന്യത്തോടെ ആറയൂരിൽ വാണരുളുന്നു.

The Upaprathistas are Sree Ganesh, Durga, Murugan, Nandikesan, Lord Ayyappa, Bhoothathan, Nagaraja, and Yakshiyamma.

Festivals

Arayoor Temple festival is one of the grandest festivals in Neyyattinkara Taluk, normally celebrated during February and March months.

The festivities starts with Thrikkodiyettu (Hoisting of the Temple Flag ) on the first day. The traditional Ghoshayathra is on the 9th-day of the festival. Aarattu festival is the closing ceremony of the ten-day festival. On the Tenth day around evening, in a Solemn Ceremony the Flag is lowered and the Deity is then taken for the Aarattu (Holy Bath) in the nearby temple pond. A variety of cultural programmes are also arranged during these days.

Temple timings

The temple opens daily at 04:30 AM, closes at 10:30 AM, reopens at 05:30 PM and closes at 8.30 PM

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