Pooppathi
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Winnie the Pooh Pathi is one among the Pancha pathi
, which are the primary worship centers and holy places of Ayyavazhi
. As the incarnational activity of Vaikundar, the marriage with Poomadanthai, the Goddess of Earth was the event took place here. This Poomadanthai was the final deity unified by Vaikundar into himself, symbolizing the destruction of Kali
from the world (earth).
Also some historians view that this was previously a Vishnu
temple from which it was changed as a Pathi
.
. Once a rich man named Sri rangan lived there, who had one and only daughter. After she matured she remained only in the house, since during those days young ladies were not allowed to come out of the residence. At that time, informed by Vaikundar about the divine birth of such a virgin, the Citars of Vaikundar went to Sri rangan's house with a proposal for her from Vaikundar who was then acting as a Pandaram.
They told the details about Vaikundar to Sri rangan. The moment he heard that the man for whom the people had come for, is an Age-old person, he grew angry and along with his work men, he attacked them severely and tied them in a pillar.
Then following a dialogue with the wisemen of the village, he released them. The citar
s came weeping, and walked eastwards to meet Vaikundar. At that time they meet Vaikundar at a place called Naraiyan vilai. Ayya
seated under the shade of Laurel trees and asked about the happenings. Citars told what had happened. Hearing this Vaikundar told that, "My women will come here." At the next moment the daughter of Sri rangan come there with here hair uncombed. Following her a group of people came there.
Following them, Sri rangan and his wife came running and fell on the feet of Vaikundar and said,
"Your holiness, she was the one and only daughter given by God to us. She took only vegetarian food right from here childhood. She led a divine life by bathing and worshipping twice a day. She was not interested in marriage. Under such circumstance, when thine Citars came with the proposal addressing thineself as a Pandaram, I grew angry. When I beat them, my daughter cried out as if all beatings fall on her. Afterwards we can't control her and she ran towards here. So please pardon us. Please accept her."
Hearing this, Vaikundar advised him for his ignorance of the divine birth of his daughter. he told that she was the incarnation of the Bhooma Devi the goddess of Earth
. She was performing austrity towards God to marry her and to unify her into himself. And so fulfilling that, the above drama is played.
Vaikundar married her under the shade of the laurel trees. The trees threw flowers over the couple, wishing them well. The devas prised the couple and threw flowers over them, and since then that place is called Poo Pathi, where 'Poo' means flower in Tamil Language
. Afterwards, Ayya
along with Bhooma devi returned to Swamithoppe, where the followers gave them a warm welcome.
Later the devotees established a Pathi
at this place and it is called as Poo pathi. Festivals are conducted every year and this temple is owned by the village and maintained by the village committee. Poopathi is located about ten kilometers souh of Nagercoil
near Eathamozhi.
to Swamithope pathi
, There is also a procession conducted from Poo Pathi to Ambala Pathi, which was organised by unifying the different processions from western parts of Kanyakumari district
.
The Thiru Eadu-Vasippu is conducted here starting from 2nd of the Tamil Month of Karthigai and will continue for about seventeen days. The celebration of Ayya Vaikunda Avatharam is celebrated for two days here on 19th and the 20th of the Tamil
Month of Masi
. Anna dharmam is conducted during all festival days. Bus facility is available for this Pathi from Nagercoil
.
The special feature here is the Laurel trees. And Ayya unifyied Poomadanthai into him only under the shade of these laurel trees. Also some historians view that, this was once a Siva
temple. Ayya Vaikundar
changed it as Poo Pathi. The previous temple was called as Kalaswami temple. Presently there is the tomb of Kala Swami, west to the present Pathi
. The Pathi is facing east ward. There is an old pipal tree on the front of the Pathi
.
is situated 14 km west to Kanyakumari and 7 km south to Nagercoil
. It also lies half-a-way between the towns of Muttom
and Kanyakumari in the Western Coastal Road. This pathi
is also one km apart from the Arabian sea
in the north. It was also located 7 km south-west to Swamithope pathi
.
Pancha pathi
Pancha pathi are the five important pilgrim centers of Ayyavazhi. These are also considered as the primary Pathis and as worship centers of Ayyavazhi with primary status. The first pathi is Swamithope pathi itself and is the headquarters of Ayyavazhi...
, which are the primary worship centers and holy places of Ayyavazhi
Ayyavazhi
Ayyavazhi is a dharmic belief system that originated in South India in the 19th century. It is cited as an independent monistic religion by several newspapers, government reports and academic researchers. In Indian censuses, however, the majority of its followers declare themselves as Hindus...
. As the incarnational activity of Vaikundar, the marriage with Poomadanthai, the Goddess of Earth was the event took place here. This Poomadanthai was the final deity unified by Vaikundar into himself, symbolizing the destruction of Kali
Kaliyan
Kali was the sixth fragment of the primordial manifestation of Kroni according to Akilam, the source of Ayyavazhi mythology and the holy book of Ayyavazhi religion. Unlike other previous manifestations, Kali spread in this yugam as maya...
from the world (earth).
Also some historians view that this was previously a Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
temple from which it was changed as a Pathi
Pathi
Pathi is the name of the primary centres of congregational worship for the South Indian religious system of Ayyavazhi, having a relatively large structure like that of a temple...
.
History
The village Soorangudi is situated east to Eathamozhi in Kanyakumari districtKanyakumari District
Kanyakumari District ) is a district of Tamil Nadu state, India and is the southernmost land area of mainland India.The district is the second most urbanised district in Tamilnadu, next only to Chennai and ahead of Coimbatore. It also has the highest literacy and education levels in the...
. Once a rich man named Sri rangan lived there, who had one and only daughter. After she matured she remained only in the house, since during those days young ladies were not allowed to come out of the residence. At that time, informed by Vaikundar about the divine birth of such a virgin, the Citars of Vaikundar went to Sri rangan's house with a proposal for her from Vaikundar who was then acting as a Pandaram.
They told the details about Vaikundar to Sri rangan. The moment he heard that the man for whom the people had come for, is an Age-old person, he grew angry and along with his work men, he attacked them severely and tied them in a pillar.
Then following a dialogue with the wisemen of the village, he released them. The citar
Citar
According to Akilattirattu Ammanai, the scripture of the Ayyavazhi religion, Ayya Vaikundar, the Incarnation of God in Kali Yukam, has five Seedar . They were in the previous Dwapara Yukam as Pandavas who were transmigrated as disciples of Vaikundar in this Yuga.-Dharma Seedar:The native place of...
s came weeping, and walked eastwards to meet Vaikundar. At that time they meet Vaikundar at a place called Naraiyan vilai. Ayya
Ayya
Ayya is a Pali word, translated as "honourable" or "worthy."It is most commonly used as a veneration in addressing or referring to an ordained female Buddhist monk, most often of the Theravadan tradition in southeast Asia...
seated under the shade of Laurel trees and asked about the happenings. Citars told what had happened. Hearing this Vaikundar told that, "My women will come here." At the next moment the daughter of Sri rangan come there with here hair uncombed. Following her a group of people came there.
Following them, Sri rangan and his wife came running and fell on the feet of Vaikundar and said,
"Your holiness, she was the one and only daughter given by God to us. She took only vegetarian food right from here childhood. She led a divine life by bathing and worshipping twice a day. She was not interested in marriage. Under such circumstance, when thine Citars came with the proposal addressing thineself as a Pandaram, I grew angry. When I beat them, my daughter cried out as if all beatings fall on her. Afterwards we can't control her and she ran towards here. So please pardon us. Please accept her."
Hearing this, Vaikundar advised him for his ignorance of the divine birth of his daughter. he told that she was the incarnation of the Bhooma Devi the goddess of Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
. She was performing austrity towards God to marry her and to unify her into himself. And so fulfilling that, the above drama is played.
Vaikundar married her under the shade of the laurel trees. The trees threw flowers over the couple, wishing them well. The devas prised the couple and threw flowers over them, and since then that place is called Poo Pathi, where 'Poo' means flower in Tamil Language
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
. Afterwards, Ayya
Ayya
Ayya is a Pali word, translated as "honourable" or "worthy."It is most commonly used as a veneration in addressing or referring to an ordained female Buddhist monk, most often of the Theravadan tradition in southeast Asia...
along with Bhooma devi returned to Swamithoppe, where the followers gave them a warm welcome.
Later the devotees established a Pathi
Pathi
Pathi is the name of the primary centres of congregational worship for the South Indian religious system of Ayyavazhi, having a relatively large structure like that of a temple...
at this place and it is called as Poo pathi. Festivals are conducted every year and this temple is owned by the village and maintained by the village committee. Poopathi is located about ten kilometers souh of Nagercoil
Nagercoil
Nagercoil is the 12th largest city in the southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District...
near Eathamozhi.
Festivals
Also apart from 'The Great Masi Procession' from NagercoilNagercoil
Nagercoil is the 12th largest city in the southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District...
to Swamithope pathi
Swamithope Pathi
Swamithoppe Pathi , Swamithoppu-pathi, Manavai-pathi, Thamarai-pathi or Thalaimaippathi [Thalaimai + pathi] is the primary pathi of the Ayyavazhi, the head of all Worship centers of Ayyavazhi, and the place where Ayya Vaikundar is said to have performed the Tavam...
, There is also a procession conducted from Poo Pathi to Ambala Pathi, which was organised by unifying the different processions from western parts of Kanyakumari district
Kanyakumari District
Kanyakumari District ) is a district of Tamil Nadu state, India and is the southernmost land area of mainland India.The district is the second most urbanised district in Tamilnadu, next only to Chennai and ahead of Coimbatore. It also has the highest literacy and education levels in the...
.
The Thiru Eadu-Vasippu is conducted here starting from 2nd of the Tamil Month of Karthigai and will continue for about seventeen days. The celebration of Ayya Vaikunda Avatharam is celebrated for two days here on 19th and the 20th of the Tamil
Tamil calendar
The Tamil calendar is a solar and sidereal Hindu calendar used in Tamil Nadu. It is also used in Pondicherry , and by the Tamil population in Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius and Sri Lanka. It is also used by Telugu speaking people in Tamil Nadu...
Month of Masi
Masi
Masi can refer to:*Masi Oka, actor, star of TV show Heroes*Masi , the Fijian term for the Paper Mulberry tree*Masi, Italy, a city in the province of Padua, northern Italy*Masi, Norway , a village in Finnmark, northern Norway...
. Anna dharmam is conducted during all festival days. Bus facility is available for this Pathi from Nagercoil
Nagercoil
Nagercoil is the 12th largest city in the southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District...
.
The special feature here is the Laurel trees. And Ayya unifyied Poomadanthai into him only under the shade of these laurel trees. Also some historians view that, this was once a Siva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
temple. Ayya Vaikundar
Ayya Vaikundar
Ayya Vaikundar , according to Akilattirattu Ammanai , a scripture of the Ayyavazhi, was a Manu Avatar of Narayana, incarnated as Muthukutty or Mudisoodum Perumal, a Nadar of Swamithoppe, Tamil Nadu Ayya Vaikundar , according to Akilattirattu Ammanai (or Akilam), a scripture of the Ayyavazhi, was...
changed it as Poo Pathi. The previous temple was called as Kalaswami temple. Presently there is the tomb of Kala Swami, west to the present Pathi
Pathi
Pathi is the name of the primary centres of congregational worship for the South Indian religious system of Ayyavazhi, having a relatively large structure like that of a temple...
. The Pathi is facing east ward. There is an old pipal tree on the front of the Pathi
Pathi
Pathi is the name of the primary centres of congregational worship for the South Indian religious system of Ayyavazhi, having a relatively large structure like that of a temple...
.
Location
Poo Pathi is situated near Naraiyan vilai, 4 km east to Eathamozhi in a natural atmosphere. This PathiPathi
Pathi is the name of the primary centres of congregational worship for the South Indian religious system of Ayyavazhi, having a relatively large structure like that of a temple...
is situated 14 km west to Kanyakumari and 7 km south to Nagercoil
Nagercoil
Nagercoil is the 12th largest city in the southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District...
. It also lies half-a-way between the towns of Muttom
Muttom
Muttom is a village in Kanyakumari District of the Tamil Nadu State, India.-Geography:Muttom is a fishing village, located 16 kilometers from the capital town Nagercoil. Muttom is located at . It is well connected by road to the Nagercoil town. It is approximately 75 km from the Trivandrum...
and Kanyakumari in the Western Coastal Road. This pathi
Pathi
Pathi is the name of the primary centres of congregational worship for the South Indian religious system of Ayyavazhi, having a relatively large structure like that of a temple...
is also one km apart from the Arabian sea
Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui in northeastern Somalia and Kanyakumari in India...
in the north. It was also located 7 km south-west to Swamithope pathi
Swamithope Pathi
Swamithoppe Pathi , Swamithoppu-pathi, Manavai-pathi, Thamarai-pathi or Thalaimaippathi [Thalaimai + pathi] is the primary pathi of the Ayyavazhi, the head of all Worship centers of Ayyavazhi, and the place where Ayya Vaikundar is said to have performed the Tavam...
.
See also
- Ayya VaikundarAyya VaikundarAyya Vaikundar , according to Akilattirattu Ammanai , a scripture of the Ayyavazhi, was a Manu Avatar of Narayana, incarnated as Muthukutty or Mudisoodum Perumal, a Nadar of Swamithoppe, Tamil Nadu Ayya Vaikundar , according to Akilattirattu Ammanai (or Akilam), a scripture of the Ayyavazhi, was...
- PathiPathiPathi is the name of the primary centres of congregational worship for the South Indian religious system of Ayyavazhi, having a relatively large structure like that of a temple...
- Worship centers of AyyavazhiWorship centers of AyyavazhiThe Pathis and Nizhal Thangals, are centers of worship and religious learning for the followers of Ayyavazhi which are established in different parts of India. They served as centres for propagation of the beliefs and practices of Ayyavazhi. There are more than 8000 worship centers throughout...
- Pancha pathiPancha pathiPancha pathi are the five important pilgrim centers of Ayyavazhi. These are also considered as the primary Pathis and as worship centers of Ayyavazhi with primary status. The first pathi is Swamithope pathi itself and is the headquarters of Ayyavazhi...
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