Temple Where Rama Hanuman Confer In Private

Normally Lord Ram’s Temple have Lord Ram with Sita and in some places in the Pattabhisheka Posture. One can find Lord Rama in a reclining posture in Tiruppullani,Ramanathapuram District, where he meditated before proceeding to Sri Lanka. However there is a Temple where Lord Rama appears without Sita or in the Pattabhisekha Posture. Here He…

Ramanis blog

26 Jan 2014

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Hanuman, Hinduism, lifestyle, Lord Ram, Lord Rama, Prasad, Rama, sita, Sri Lanka, Temple, Temples of India

Normally Lord Ram’s Temple have Lord Ram with Sita and in some places in the Pattabhisheka Posture.

One can find Lord Rama in a reclining posture in Tiruppullani,Ramanathapuram District, where he meditated before proceeding to Sri Lanka.

However there is a Temple where Lord Rama appears without Sita or in the Pattabhisekha Posture.

Here He confers with Hanuman in Private.

Alathiyoor Kavu — Alathiyoor Hanuman Temple,Rama Confers in Private

He is seen as conveying to Hanuman,before he embarked on his visit to Sri Lanka in search of Sita, private information for Sita to enable her to identify Hanuman as Rama’s emissary.

The Sanctum of this Temple,in Alathiyur,Malappuram district, has Lakshman staying away in a separate sanctum to afford Rama privacy.

This temple has a Stone slab of about Five feet and jumping it over is believed to relieve one of his problems.

There is also a customs among Keralites to pray Lord Hanuman in the night, beseeching him to ward off Bad dreams and night mares asking him to ward them off with His Tail.

Alathiyur is located 56 kilometres from Guruvaoor, 75 from Tiruchur .

A sloka on Rama Dootha Hanuman.

‘Baalaarkayudha Thejasam, Thribhuvana Prakshopakam Sundaram,

Sukreevaathi Samastha Vaanara Ganai Sam Sevya Pathaambujam,

Naathenayva Samastha Raakshasa Ganaan Chandrasayandham Prabhum,

Srimath Rama Paathaambuja Smrithiratham Dhyaayaaami Vaathaathmajam .

This sloka is believed to help tide over difficult situations.

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There is a platform to commemorate Sri Hanuman’s mighty leap to Lanka over the sea. There is a long granite stone at one end of this platform and it symbolizes the sea. Devotees com running and leap over this long stone. By doing this, auspicious result is expected especially for the better health and life of children.

Hanuman’s Special Prasadam

The favourite offering of Sree Hanuman is “Wet Avil ( Pothi Avil)” and another important offering is “Kadalai” plantain.

Sree Kovil of Lakshmana

Sree Lakshmana is positioned to the West, within the temple complex but a few meters away from Sree Rama, outside the periphery of Naalambalam. It is believed that Sree Lakshmana was keeping himself at a small distance away, deliberately. Presumably to avoid being privacy to cue-word ( Abhignana Vaakyam ) that Sree Rama was confidint in Hanuman.