Thekkemadom Dharma Sastha Temple (Kochi)

India / Kerala / Kochi / Palace Road
 temple, hindu temple
found by suresh, bangalore
This temple and the Karanthayar Palayam Mahasamooham is the focus of the life of all Tamil Brahmin's of Mattancherry. Their daily activities and lives revolves around this temple. The Dharma Sastha Temple, locally known as Thekke Madam Temple is located at Palace Road, Mattancherry, Cochin - 2,very close to Anavathil - a popular tourist landmark of Cochin, the temple's origin dates back to 300 - 400 years. The main fesitival here is the Sashthaapreethi that is celebrated with much fanfare annually on the first Saturday of the Malayalam month of Makaram/Tamil month of Thai (mid-January).
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Coordinates:   9°57'27"N   76°15'25"E

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  • The site what u r watching is so beautiful & i and my sister both have born in this holy place of my mothers house (A K RAMACHANDRAN)AND (R VISHWANATHAN) what i am is only because of my dharma sastha , lord ayyappa, God bless my mother and my father who is now in mumbai and wants to get in to the same palace. ALL THE BEST POP AND MUM LOVING ARCHANA AND APURVA
  • 'Swami Saranam' to all. This is Karthik from Thekkemadom Street.
  • The above information, took my life back by almost 50 years. Thekkemadam Temple, Sasthaprathi, and the daily trek to the Sastha temple was a ritual for me, in the formative days of my youth. I lived in Lalan Road, adjacent to the temple. There have been many elders, noted personalities like Singeri Swamiji, Kanchi Kamakoti Swami, V R Krishna Iyer, Dr B Ramakrishna Rao, and many scholars, popular personages, religious heads, who had visited the temple precints. Lord Sastha, the presiding deity, has been good to the Tamilbrahmins. They have setlled across India and various destinations in the World. I would love to visit this place and the temple. Presently, I am at Bangalore.
  • Dear All, Swami Saranam. This is Girish from Mumbai. With the blessings of Lord Ayyappa, we visit Sabarimala every year during Makara Vilakku and since the past 4-5 years, our kettunira is held at Mattancherry and we go to the Ayyappa temple - it is a very divine place and the sastha preethi conducted there is a must visit for every ayyappa devotee. Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa.
  • Swami Sharanam, how can i forget thekkemadom shastha preethi n vanchi pattu. Lord has been kind enough to people in and around mattancherry and with his blessing family`s are in sound health.
  • This is Ravi, I have spent the best part of life in the temple precints and the parambu nearby. Even today when I hear Yesudas sung "Ayyappa saranam ayyappa" I travel back in time to the days when I enjoyed carefree life playing in the temple. Cannot forget the Saasthapreethi, the fishes in the temple kolams, playing cricket in the temple parambu, the BWA elders who took tuitions to help Brahmin kids pass SSLC, the innumerable friends all known by their nick names.....just precious times!
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