Overview

Sri Poothakkode Bagavathy Siva Kshetram

Location

History

Deities

Photo Gallery

Utsavams

Vahanas

Adimakkavu

Other Agraharam Information

Contact Information

Well Known Elders from the Agraharam

Food and Catering

Hall for functions and Lodging

Bank Accounts for sending Kanikkai, donation or vazhipadu

Author's Notes

*Tarur Agraharam - 100 Agraharams Project*

*Agraharam 91 in the 100 Agraharams Project*

The Tarur Sree Poothakode Bhagavathi Temple stands as the sole witness to what was once a vibrant settlement. Generations ago, families crossed the Palghat Pass from the east and made, amongst many places, Tarur their home, drawn by its resemblance to the fertile Cauvery delta. Today, the agraharam lies nearly deserted — a reminder of time’s quiet erosion. Only five houses remain, just one of them a Brahmin home, now closed as its elderly resident has moved away. The temple, however, continues to function under the management of the Devaswom Board.

Tarur is also known for the 18th-century Sree Kurumba Kavu.

A short distance away lies Pazhambalacode, noted for its Narayana Murthy Temple- I read - was built by the Mudaliar community who migrated from Tamil Nadu. Palakkad district has over thirty Mudaliar villages; those of Pazhambalacode are Vaishnavites, while most others follow Shaivism.

Historically, Mudaliyar (from mudal, meaning “first”) was an honorific title given to senior officers and army commanders in medieval South India, not a caste label. The Pallavas of Kanchi, according to William Logan’s Malabar Manual, may have invaded Malabar as early as the 2nd or 3rd century CE, with Palakkad possibly serving as a headquarters. Later accounts mention a mass Mudaliyar migration in the late 17th century, when groups moved for agriculture, coconut-oil trade, and military service — eventually settling across Trivandrum and Palakkad.

Tarur lies just north of the Gayatri Puzha, about 35 km from Palakkad on the Kazhani–Pazhambalacode road and roughly 10 km from the Alathur junction on the Kochi highway.

Radhe Krishna

Sriram Lakshminarayanan (Hari)

24 October 2025