Anikode
Anikode
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The Agraharams of Palakkad
Overview
Sri Maha Ganapathy
Sri Dharmasastha Temple
Location
Location: The Anikode gramam is about 12 kilometers west of Palakkad railway station and off Melamuri Kottayi Rd
Address: QH9H+7XP, Mathur East, Kerala 678571
Temple Timings:
6:00AM TO 9:00AM
5:30PM TO 7:30PM
History
Anikode is centred around the worship of Sri Maha Ganapathy and Sri Dharma Sastha. The gramam today consists of about 42 homes, while only a smaller proportion retain their older traditional architectural appearance. Yajur and Sama Vedic traditions are recorded among its families, together with several gotras.
One of the strongest themes emerging from the oral testimonies is the close kinship among Anikode families. Residents remember the gramam as an interconnected community in which many families are related to one another. Over the decades, a substantial number migrated to Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and later overseas.
Migration, however, has not severed their relationship with the gramam. Families settled outside Kerala, particularly the large group in Hyderabad, continue to return for temple functions and important community occasions. These homecomings help sustain the temple and maintain connections between generations who no longer reside permanently in Anikode.
REMEMBERED
A native settled in Hyderabad described Anikode simply by saying that “all of us are related.” Despite families being scattered across India and abroad, many continue to return for important functions and collectively support the gramam.
Deities
Sri Maha Ganapathy
Sri Dharma Sastha.
Videos
Videos
Photo Gallery
Utsavams
Vinayaka Chathurthi
Navaratri Kanni masam
Sasthapreethi
Prathishta dinam -Chitirai Masam Magam Star
Vahanas
No Vahanam
Adimakkavu
Kappothi Amman Kavu, Kavil Bhagavathy
Other Agraharam Information
Total homes in the Agraharam: 42
Number and % of Brahmin homes: 42 or 100%
Number and % of homes retaining traditional look: 20%
Does the village have a brahmana samooham:
Does the village temple have a temple car (theru):
When was the last ashtabandhana kumbabhishekam done: 25-04-2018
Gothrams: Haritham,Athreyam,Kousikam,Naitrupa Kasyapa,
Veda : Yajur, Sama
Veda Patasala:
Contact Information
PRESIDENT : Sri A S Raman - 9400194189
SECRETARY : Sri A S Anandan - 9446266424
TREASURER: Sri A V Kumar - 9746295050
Email id : anikodegramasamooham@gmail.com
Well Known Elders from the Agraharam
Food and Catering
Arranged on request
Hall for functions and Lodging
Samooha Madom On request, Contact: Sri A S Annadhan Sec – 9446266424
Temple Priest Sri A P Venkitachalam - 9400245027
Bank Accounts for sending Kanikkai, donation or vazhipadu
A/c name:
ANIKODE GRAMA SAMOOHAM
PNB NURANI BRANCH
AC NO: 9130002100000291
IFSC :PUNB0913000
UPID : 8078252016M@pnb
Author's Notes
*Agraharam 64 in the 100 Agraharams Project*
*Anikode*
As narrated by the residents, the raids by the Mysore Sultanate forces caused immense suffering to the local people. Until the fall of the Palghat Fort in 1790, it seems that the residents of this region, including the migrating Brahmins, could hardly breathe easy.
Allow me to share an excerpt from the Malabar Manual by William Logan that highlights Tipu Sultan’s brutal campaigns:
_"Fra Bartolomao, who was on the coast for some time before Tippu left it, gives a graphic account of his actions. In all his expeditions, Tippu arranged his force in this manner—First, a corps of '30,000 barbarians,' who butchered everybody they encountered; Tippu himself rode on an elephant, followed by another corps of 30,000 men. His treatment of the people was brutal in the extreme. At Calicut, he hanged mothers and then suspended their children from their necks. Naked Christians and Hindus were torn apart by elephants. All churches and temples were destroyed. Christian and Hindu women were forcibly married to Muslims. His information was obtained from refugees fleeing the 'merciless tyrant.' His forces plundered and destroyed whatever they could find, making it almost impossible for the locals to protect their belongings."_
I often wonder how much more our forefathers, the founders of these agraharams, must have endured during their perilous journey—first from the east near the Cauvery and later to this region. Their sacrifices in preserving the agraharams and our way of life should never be forgotten.
It is truly heartening to see Sri Sudharshan from the village pursuing Adhyayanam at the Ramanathapuram Patasala. If you haven't visited the Ramanathapuram Patasala, I highly encourage you to visit the institution and the goshala and contribute towards the students' well-being.
Radhe Krishna!
Warm regards,
Sriram (Hari)
Trustee, Rama Bhagavatar Charitable Trust
+91 9840773410
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