Thirunelly Temple

 Thirunelly is a place in Wayanad Dist. in state of Kerala where Thirunelly Maha Vishnu Temple is located.It has a population of nearly 14000.The temple is situated in the middle of forest.Thirunelly Temple is almost 18km from Manandavadi.

Thirunnely Maha Vishnu Temple 

Thirunelly Maha Vishnu Temple is a very old temple made of rock blocks.People visit this temple for the sake of parents and grand parents etc.. who died.Mostly people come to immerse 'Chita Basma' of the relative who died.'Papanasm' is a naturally flowing stream.Those who want to do post funeral ceremonies of relatives who died come early in the morning and take part in the prayer.Prayer means the priest says the prayer ,the devotees who wants to do the 'Bali Karma' reiterate the prayer.The prayer is held at the outside of the Mahavishnu temple.After the prayer devotees go to Papanasm and participate in the Bali Karma.                                                                                                                                                             

Papanasm Stream

                                                                            Unlike other such places we have seen here wife doing  Bali Karma for her husband,mother doing Bali Karma for her son and daughter.It seems an irony that elders do Bali for the young ones.The priest told us that "A person upon his death becomes elder to all persons who are still living".                                                                                                                               
 
                                                                                During rainy season the stream is full of water.After Bali Karma people have to visit Mahadeva Temple which is built as a cave temple.The priest enter the temple in the sitting position.We were fortunate enough to see Siva in the cave temple.On the surroundings of the cave  temple we can see pebbles-stones are kept one over the another.Later we learn that by keeping the stone one over the another in the assumption that the mind become free from sin.Later people come to Vishnu temple for the darsan of Mahavishnu.                                                                                                                                                                                       

Mahadev Temple 

                                                                     During the construction of this temple there was scarcity of water.So Raja(King) made tedious arrangements to bring water from Brahmagiri mountain range through specially designed rock canals erected on pillars.The temple is under renovation.This temple is situated inside the forest having lot of wild animals especially elephants. 
                                                                         

                                                                       As long as it is surrounded by forest and is a hilly terrain there must have been cold climate.The sad thing is that the most beautiful bamboo forest destroyed after being flowered.It have a wide variety of flora and fauna.Hotels and Resorts are electrically fenced so as to avoid the attack from the elephants.Bamboo seeds- Mula ari which is very medicinal for controlling cholesterol and sugar is available there at a price of 400INR/kg.I personaly recommend you all to visit at least once in this temple.

A view from the resort