Perne Shri Muchilot Bhagavathi Temple

Overview

Perne Muchilot is one of the holiest and revered Kavu’s of Northern Kerala. It is situated in Perne (also called Perdana) near Kumbla,

About The Temple

Muchilot Bhagavathi is the Kuladevatha or the chief goddess of Vaniya community. Goddess Muchilot Bhagavathi is also called as Annapurneshwari and the culmination of all scholastic abilities, courage and kindness. She is believed to be sent to earth to annihilate all the evils. Bhagavathi is the source of all prosperity, the reservoir of all knowledge and an immeasurable ocean of benevolence.

About The Deity

Kshetram is sanctified by the presence of sub-deities Kannanagat Bhagavathi, Pullur Kali Bhagavathi, Pullur Kannan Daivam, Vishnu moorthy, Moovalamkuzhi Chamundi, Beernalva, Pandinhar Chamundi.

Legend and Stories

One of the stories throwing light on the incarnation of Goddess Muchilot Bhagavathi goes like this. Many years before there lived a highly talented Brahmin girl at the "Rayaramangalath Mana" (a traditional brahmin house) of Perinchellur Village near Thaliparamba in Northern Kerala. Her in depth knowledge on Vedas and her scholarly fame infuriated the so-called male scholars of the contemporary society. They became envious and decided to put an end to the fame of the little girl prodigy at any cost. To defeat the virgin girl, an elderly brahmin scholar called "Peringellur Mootha Gurukkal" and his disciples invited her for a scholarly session called "Naduvazhi". The scholars were defeated by the girl by giving apt answers for all the questions raised by the "Mootha Gurukal". Apart from this they became dumb without being able to answer the questions put to them. As a result of this the scholars became more intolerant of her and decided to trap the little super scholar. As part of the ploy to cheat her and to get their intended answer they asked her three questions viz. “Which is the best of all Daanams”, “Which is the mother of all pains?", "What is the most ecstatic state?". She rightly answered them as “Anna danam”, “Labour pain" and "erotic state. On hearing the answers, they gave their verdict that a virgin Brahmin girl without any experience, cannot give such answers and cruelly declared to the society that the girl must be not a virgin. They asked her parents to impose restrictions on her and to send her in exile. Fearing more action from the society the parents followed suit. The innocent virgin girl became very sad to hear the verdict of the Brahmins and could not bear the shock and prayed at the feet of goddess Rajarajeshwari of Thaliparamba, Payyannurappan, Karivellur Mahadevan and "Rayaramangalath Bhagavathi" and decided to self-immolate herself to end all woes.

She made the “Agnikund” by using her divine power and in a profound grief readied to free her from all the worldly cheaters by self-immolation. It is said in some of the versions of the story that, at this point of time when the brahmin girl was burning in the fire, a Thiyya was going on that way with a pot full of toddy. She asked him to pour the toddy on the fire (in other version of the story it is also said that the Thiyya was carrying firewood on his head and the brahmin girl had requested him to put firewood on the already burning fire to enhance the fire), but the Thiyya refused to comply with her request.

Festivals

The major festivals celebrated at the temple are Chevvavelaku, Udayastamanam, Puthari, Pooram, Kootam and Perumkaliyattam.

Pooja

Pooja rituals are carried through prayers using flowers, fruits, rice and appam.

Accessibility

As such there is no airport in Kasargod District but the nearest airport is in Mangalore is almost 70 kilometers away. Other airports are in Kozhikode (Calicut), almost 200 kilometers and Kochi (Cochin) at 350 kilometers. One can easily get bus or taxi to reach Kasargod. One can also access the district via railways as Railway line passes equivalent to the coastal line. The major Railway stations near the district include Trikaripur, Cheruvathur, Nileshwar, Kanhangad, Kasargod, Kumbla, Uppla and Manjeshwar. Almost each Express train stops here in the district. Kasaragod is well connected to other major cities of the country via regular buses.

Temple Address

Perne Shri Muchilot Bhagavathi Temple,
Mogralputhur, Kasaragod District,
Kerala, Pincode - 671124.