Maalikapurathamma

Maligaipurathamma is the Lok matha/Athi sakthi/ vaishnodevi/ the supreme power of universe. Lord Ayyappa insisted to keep Lokmatha idol in Sabarimala for his and devotees prayers. But later on many stories were developed by local priests that she has become the lover of Ayyappa ,lord Ayyappa worships Lokmatha for saving the kaliyugam with so many saints like Vavar, Sabari Matha, mahishi who were praying God for others welfare. neelam pillai.. 1967... kaliyuga varadhan Ayyappan.

Raja of Pandalam admitted Ayyappa to a famous Kalari (gymnasium where traditional martial arts of Kalaripayattu is taught) at Cheerappanchira, a famous Ezhava family for Kalaripayattu training, in Cherthala in Alappuzha district. During this time s he mastered all martial arts from various Kalaries. The young daughter, Lalithambika aka poomkudi (Name called at home), of Kalari Panicker fall in love with Ayyappa. She requested to accept her as wife. But Ayyappan turned down her request as being a Brahmachari. She was offered a seat at Sabarimala known as Maalikappurathamma. It is a custom that every Kanni Ayyappan should deposit Saram (arrow of soft wood) at Saramkuthy as a mark of their arrival.

A strong liking for sweets is a common factor of all Hindu Gods and Ayyappa is no exception. Appam and Aravana (Payasam made of rice, ghee and jaggery) are the prasadams of the Lord. There is an interesting story behind these prasadams also. The young daughter, Leela, of Kalari Panicker at Cheerappanchira fall in love with Ayyappa. She requested to accept her as wife. But Ayyappan turned down her request as being a Brahmachari. Soon the girl started bringing him food to capture his attention. Time passed by and the girl reached her puberty. And her family, following the Hindu tradition, prepared special cuisines to celebrate the occasion. One mandatory item on the menu is Rthumathikanji (porridge made using rice and five times the quantity of jaggery). On that day she took this porridge to Ayyappa, who was practising payattu in the Kalari. He liked it very much and requested the girl to bring only the porridge everyday. It is believed that the practice of offering Aravana as prasadam to the God was born from this incident.

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