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ബ്രിട്ടണിൽ   ആദ്യമായി മുത്തപ്പൻ വെള്ളാട്ടം മഹോത്സവം 

യു കെയിലെ മുത്തപ്പൻ സേവ സമിതിയുടെയും, സൗത്ത് ഇന്ത്യൻ ആർട്ട് & കൾച്ചറൽ സൊസയ്റ്റിയും (SIACS.org), ഗ്രേറ്റർ മാഞ്ചസ്റ്റർ മലയാളി ഹിന്ദു കമ്മുണിറ്റി (GMMHC)യുടെയും, Hampshire and West Sussex Hindu Cultural Society, Kent Hindu Samajam , Kent Ayyapa Temple, Yeovil Hindu Samajam, Leicester Hindu Samajam  സംയുക്ത  ആഭിമുഖ്യത്തിൽ 2024 September 28 മുതൽ october 13 വരെ ബ്രിട്ടണിൽ ആദ്യമായി മുത്തപ്പൻ വെള്ളാട്ട മഹോത്സവം നടത്തപ്പെടുന്നു.  സൗത്താംപ്റ്റൺ, സ്വിണ്ടൻ,  മാൻഞ്ചസ്റ്റർ,  യോവിൽ, Kent, Leicester എന്നീ യുകെയിലെ വിവിധ  സ്ഥലങ്ങളിൽ ആണ് മുത്തപ്പൻ വെള്ളാട്ടമഹോത്സവം സംഘടിപ്പിക്കുന്നത്.  അയ്യങ്കര ഇല്ലത്ത് വാഴുന്നവരുടെ പത്നി പാടികുറ്റി അന്തർജ്ജനത്തിന് അനുഗ്രഹമേകി മകനായി വന്ന് ഉച്ചനീചത്വങ്ങൾ അകറ്റി സകല അശരണരുടെയും ആതങ്കങ്ങൾ അകറ്റി ഭക്തരുടെ ദുഃഖങ്ങളും ദുരിതയാതനകളും കേട്ട് പരിഹാരമേകി അനുഗ്രഹങ്ങൾ ചൊരിഞ്ഞ് ത്രിലോകനാഥനായ ശ്രീ മഹാദേവൻ പറശ്ശിനിക്കടവ് ക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ ശ്രീ മുത്തപ്പനായി വിരാചിക്കുന്നു .  ആദിദേവ സങ്കൽപ്പമായി  കിരാതരൂപിയായി ശ്രീ മഹാദേവൻ കുടികൊള്ളുന്ന അതിപ്രശസ്തമായ പറശ്ശിനിക്കടവ് മടപ്പുര ക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ  കെട്ടിയാടുന്ന മുത്തപ്പൻ വെള്ളാട്ടത്തിന്റെ എല്ലാ ആചാര അനുഷ്ഠാന ചടങ്ങുകളോടെയും ആയിരിക്കും ബ്രിട്ടണിലെ എല്ലാ  ചടങ്ങുകളും നടക്കുക. മനം നിറഞ്ഞ് വിളിച്ചാൽ വിളിപ്പുറത്ത് എത്തുന്ന കിരാത അവതാരരൂപിയായ  അഭീഷ്ട കാര്യസാധ്യ ദേവനായ  ശ്രീ പറശ്ശിനി കടവ് മുത്തപ്പ മഹാദേവൻ്റെ  വെള്ളാട്ടം കാണാൻ എത്തുന്ന എല്ലാ ഭക്തജനങ്ങൾക്കും പറശ്ശിനി കടവ് ശ്രീ മുത്തപ്പൻ്റെ ഭഗവത്  സാന്നിധ്യം ഹൃദയകമലത്തിൽ ജൻമപുണ്യാമൃതം   നൽകുന്ന നിർമ്മല ഭക്ത്യാ അനുഭവം ആയിരിക്കും . പറശ്ശിനിക്കടവ് മടപ്പുര ക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ നിന്ന്   ആദ്യമായിട്ടാണ് യു കെ യിൽ ശ്രീ മുത്തപ്പൻ വെള്ളാട്ടം എത്തുന്നത്. വെള്ളാട്ടം മുത്തപ്പൻ്റെ എഴുന്നള്ളത്ത് ആണ്  മുത്തപ്പന് തൻ്റെ ഭക്തരെ കാണണം എന്ന് തോന്നിയാൽ മാത്രമെ മുത്തപ്പൻ വെള്ളാട്ടം ആറാടി ഭക്തരുടെ അടുത്ത് എത്തു എന്ന് ആചാര്യ മൊഴി. ശ്രീ മഹാദേവൻ്റെ അനുഗ്രഹവും ശ്രീ മുത്തപ്പൻ്റെ സാന്നിധ്യവും അനുഭവവേദ്യമാക്കാൻ ലഭിക്കുന്ന ഈ പുണ്യ അവസരം എല്ലാ ഭക്തജനങ്ങളും പരമാവധി പ്രയോജനപ്പെടുത്തണം എന്നും ശ്രീ മുത്തപ്പൻ സേവാ സമതിയും, സൗത്ത് ഇന്ത്യൻ ആർട്ട് & കൾച്ചറൽ സൊസയ്റ്റിയും (SIACS), ഗ്രേറ്റർ മാൻഞ്ചസ്റ്റർ മലയാളി ഹിന്ദു കമ്മ്യൂണിറ്റിയും (GMMHC) അറിയിച്ചു. 

 Sree Muthappan Theyyam Concept

The rudiments of piety were meditation, young and yajna.But with the advent of kali Yuga, temples and images constitutions became a part of worship. Theyyam can be envisaged as a symbol of Dravidian Culture that existed in kerala prior to the Aryan culture.Theyyam or Kolam worship is a subtier mode of worship than idolatry.Theyyam is the quintessence of all that we conceive of God in our mind. The devotes who ,while standing with moist eyes before Theyyam marking mind.Theyyam has now become a part of faith for all irrespective of religion, caste or clime which is a pivotal change from times o yore when it was constrained by each community as their own set Gods and Goddeses.Sree Muthappan stands prominent among such Gods. Muthappan is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu and Siva born in the period of Kali Yuga. Muthappan is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu and Siva born in the period of Kali Yuga.Muthappan is known under varied names like Thiruvappana, Vellatam, Cheriya Muthappan, Valiya Muthappan, Ambala Muthappan, Puralimala Muthappan etc. The history and legacy of Muthappan tell the spiritual and socio-cultural ethos of the period he was part of. The history of Sree Muthappan finds no place in he legends or epics of yore. Like Lord Ayyappa, Muthappan also has a separate legend and incarnation theory. With the dominion of Aryans over Dravidians in the Parusuram created Kerala, the temples and properties and even the right to worship had been appropriated by the community of Brahimns.The low-caste people as well as the backward were relegated and distanced from temple duties. The life of the working class people ,the subalterns and the poor and needy became strained with the observance of Feudal System, slavery and untouchability.Legand has it that Sree Muthappan was born in such a context reminiscing one the lines from the Bhagavat Gita(Sambhavami yuge yuge).

He was there for the liberation of such down trodden people mentioned early. The Couple Ayyankara Devan and Padikutty anthrajan of the famous Ayyankara Illam of North Malabar had been living in aject sorrow and agony due to their having had no child long years after their marriage. As usual, Padikutty and her maid servants enter for the royal bath at Tiruvan Kadavu.Hardly had she made a dip when, rising up, she heard the cy of an infant. A very handsome baby was sighted playing about on a flat stone when she made another dip. The child was sighted playing about on a flat stone hen she made another dip. The child was carried along with great affection to Ayyankara Illam. He grew up at Ayyankara Illam as the darling of the Ayyankara couple. The child got as a boon was taught Vedas and Epics, and as per acharya norms was converted to a Brahmin following the ritualistic pattern called ‘upanayanam’. But when the child grew up, he started showing Super human powers. It become usual for him to make company with lo-caste people and to invite them to the illam. The sanctity and purity of the illam were demolished by him when he hunted wild animals and brought the booty to the illam to cook and eat them. The sanctity and purity of the illam was demolished by him when he hunted wild animals and brought the booty to the illam was demolished by him when he hunted wild animals and brought the booty to the illam to cook and eat them. He was admonished and brought the booty to the illam to cook and eat them. He was admonished, and when Ayyankara Devan reached the nadir of patience, it was decided to send him out of the illam for good. When Muthappan looked around, all the vegetation around got burned in the fire of his warth. When Muthappan directed his looks at his father,the mother pleaded to the son telling ‘Nay’ dear son,’closing his eyes by her hand.’ Wear a gentler look with ‘Vellikunnu’ shedding your ‘Trikkanu’, sid the mother.(The man who wears the mantle of Valiya Muthappan wears the mantle of Valiya Muthappan wears this ‘velliknnu’as a a token of This incident).

With bow and arrow as mighty weapon, Muthappan, with his entourage set off to the forest with a great pack of hunting dogs. They reached the pinnacle of a hill called Kunnathur paddi.One day, Muthappan climbed up apalm and stole and drank some toddy. Enraged at this ,Chandan took his bow and narrow and attacked Muthappan.Muthappan looked at him with his divine eyes and his acolyte immediately turned into a stone.Chandan,s wife got nervous at her husband not returning after doing his work of cutting grass. Searching her husband friend wide, she reched under the palm tree to see the stultified Chandan in his human shape. Looking up at the palm tree to see the stultified Chandan in his human shape.

Looking up at the palm, she saw a great man of grace with divine light emanating around his head. She let out a wild cry calling,’Oh, my Muthappa…’.She vowed to him that she would get back her husband in human shape an image. The word ‘Muthappan’ was first pronounced by his low-caste devotee. The offerings given to Muthappan in all ‘Madappuras’ are what had been mentioned early.

It was to Puralimala that Muthappan went straight from Kunnathur Padi.Muthappan continued his triumphant journey organizing the poor and downtrodden against the hegemony of the Brahmins. He crossed swords with the Ottawa King who had ben ruling paralegal and defeated him and annexed his land where he built 308 Madappuras and innumerable podikkalams thereby reinforcing his dominion over the king. He pillaged several barn houses and distributed the grains to the poor. Revolting against untouchability and isolationisam, he not only organized the Harijans, Vannans, Thiyyas and Angolans but made them perform many ritualistic duties as well. He summoned the high caste Brahmins to witness the event and sought their blessings to sow the seeds of a spiritual revolution.

The worshipping place of Muthappan is called Madappura.Many Madappuras are there in North Malabar .Of all such Madappuras; Parassani Madappura is the most prominent. Here Muthappan devotees of Muthappan who throng here being supplied with Tea, steamed pear and a small piece of coconut. Relief and consaltion is accorded to all devotees of Muthappan who come here and conolation is accorded to all devotees of Muthappan who come here and after the lighting of the lamp called Deeparadhana.Devotees are blessed with the ‘Holy Darsan’ by both Cheriya Muthappan and Valiya Muthappan when they conduct Thirivappana Vellattom in the wee hours of morning.

The person who does ‘pooja’ or the holy ritual in a Madappura is designated Madayan.The one who honors the post of Madyan is always the elder member in the ancestral home of a Thiyya community .The people who belong to the Vannan caste. The successors of Kundathil tharavadu are nowdys manting the role of Mattapan’s image at Parassini Madappura

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