THE NORTHERN GURUVAYUR... PLACED IN A BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE CHIRAKKAL....
There is an interesting legend associated with the origin of the temple. It is believed that the idol of Lord Vishnu consecrated here is the very idol worshiped by Sathyabhama, the consort of Lord Krishna at Dwaraka in the Mahabharata
Era more than 5,000 years ago. One day it so happened that she failed
to notice her husband standing nearby as she was immersed in performing Pooja
to the idol. The Lord, furious, kicked the idol off the pedestal. It
flew into the nearby sea, when its right hand was broken. Time and tide
took the idol to the Kannur sea belt off Dwarka.
A fisherman happened to net it. It being a precious catch, he presented
it to King Valabhan, the Kolathiri King ruling over the area in that
period.
Era more than 5,000 years ago. One day it so happened that she failed
to notice her husband standing nearby as she was immersed in performing Pooja
to the idol. The Lord, furious, kicked the idol off the pedestal. It
flew into the nearby sea, when its right hand was broken. Time and tide
took the idol to the Kannur sea belt off Dwarka.
A fisherman happened to net it. It being a precious catch, he presented
it to King Valabhan, the Kolathiri King ruling over the area in that
period.
The king had constructed a temple, Kadalayi, in a village about 6 km
(3.7 mi) north of Kannur and was on the lookout for an idol to be
consecrated there. The astrologers understood the sanctity of the idol
and confirmed that the idol, though its hand was broken and thus
deformed, was worthy of consecration. The idol was thus consecrated at
Kadalayi. When the temple was ruined due to the devastating onslaught of
time a new temple was built at Chirakkal 180 years ago and the old idol
re-consecrated. The temple, though situated at Chirakkal, is still
referred to by its old name, Kadalayi.
(3.7 mi) north of Kannur and was on the lookout for an idol to be
consecrated there. The astrologers understood the sanctity of the idol
and confirmed that the idol, though its hand was broken and thus
deformed, was worthy of consecration. The idol was thus consecrated at
Kadalayi. When the temple was ruined due to the devastating onslaught of
time a new temple was built at Chirakkal 180 years ago and the old idol
re-consecrated. The temple, though situated at Chirakkal, is still
referred to by its old name, Kadalayi.
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