Thiruvegappura - My birth Place

THIRUVEGAPPURA(തിരുവേഗപ്പുറ) -a typical Valluvanad village on the bank of river Thutha(തൂത), the main tributary of Nila(നിള).Thiruvegappura is famous for a very big Lord Siva Temple with three flag masts as the unique specialty. Lord Sankaranarayana and Lord Vishnu are the other main deities of the temple.The temple contain a very big Koothambalam(Temple theater) which is an example of ancient Kerala architecture. The eight days long annual temple festival starts with Kodiyettam(flag hoisting) on Uthrattaadi star of Malayalam month Kumbham and ends with Aaraattu(holy bath) in the river Thutha.

It is a historical fact that the famous Sanskrit scholar, Thiruvegappura Anayath Krishna Pisharody was considered as the Guru(teacher) of Manavedan Raja, the then Zamorin Raja of Kozhikode who conceived the classical dance drama Krishnanattam based on his text Krishnageethi. Mahaakavi Ulloor mentioned about this in his Kerala Sahithya Charithram(chapter 33). Manavedan also mentioned about his Guru Anayath Krishna Pisharody in his text Poorvabharatha Champu(പൂര്‍വ്വഭാരത ചമ്പു). A commentary to Poorvabharatha Champu, Krishneeyam, was composed apparently by Anayath Krishna Pisharoty.

The place is also known as the birth place of world famous magician Prof.Vaazhakunnam Neelakantan Namboodiri, Chenda maestros Thiruvegappura Rama Poduval and Sankunni Poduval, poet and Shaakunthalam translator Cheruliyil Kunchunni Nambeesan, Bhagavatham exponent Vazhakunnam Vasudevan Namboodiri and Scientist Dr.T.M.K.Nedungadi a student and close disciple of Nobel Laureate Prof.C.V.Raman.

Thiruvegappura is also famous for its historical importance. The Raayiranellur(രായിരനെല്ലൂര്‍) mountain temple -where Naaraanathu Bhraanthan(The lunatic prophet-one of the great twelve sons of Vararuchi) lived and taught his philosophy to the society in his own way- and Bhraanthaachalam temple(The main dwelling place of Naaraanath) are historical attractions of this village.