Pallavothsavam at Mellkote

Pallavothsavam at Mellkote was celebrated at Mellkote this week. Some of the photos taken during the utsavam can be viewed below

Located about 35kms North East of Srirangapatna on the banks of the Cauvery in the Pandavapura Taluk-Mandya District of Karnataka at the foot of the Yadava Giri is one of the most sacred and historical Vaishnavite temples – the Thiru Narayana Perumal Koil in ThiruNarayanapuram (now Melkote), one that dates back to the Kretha Yugam. Brahma’s sons Sanatkumaras brought their father’s pooja deity ‘Lord Narayana’ and installed it at Melkote.

An interesting feature at the Thiru Narayanan temple is that there is a separate sannidhi for the Utsava deity, ‘Selva Pillai’ (Sampath Kumaran) not seen anywhere else. Only one day in the year, are both Moolavar and Utsavar deities seen together at this temple to celebrate the home coming of Selva Pillai Sampath Kumaran

The following is a Video Upanyasam about Ethiraja Sampath Kumaran:

Photos Taken during this week’s Utsavam:

 Photos Thanks to: Narasimhapriyan Nachi