
manappullikavu vella

manapullikavu bhaarat key keral key palakkad shahar mein sthit ack hindu mandir haye joe devi maan koo samarpit haye. manapullikavu vella ack vaarshik utsav haye joe mandir mein hotaa haye. yeh 8 samooh key samudaay yaa desham dwara aayojit kiya jaataa haye. haathi aur atishbaji iss tyohar kii mukhya visheshataaen hain.
kinvadanti.
ack sant brahmin ney ack baar prarthana kii aur maanav-poorna bhagwati koo paripurna kiya, isaliye lokakathaaen chalati hain. unhone apani rasoi mein prarthana kii jise madappally key naam seey bhee jaanaa jaataa haye. joe samay aur upayog key saath honah chaahiye, "manappuli" bunn jaanaa chaahiye. yeh brahmin ghar "yagakkar" kaa hissa thaa jahan agnihotra yagya kiye jaate they. yeh badale mein "yakara" banane key liye badal gayaa hoga." 
vartamaan naam. yeh maanaa jaataa haye kii jiss sthaan parr yeh mandir sthit haye, uska naam isi seey liya gayaa haye.
shree manappuli bhagwati bhagwan shiv kii betty hain aur vaha bhadrakali hain. vaha yakshgaan key dauran bhagwan shiv key pavitra "jadaa" seey paida hui thee. shree manappuli bhagwati kaale rung kii hoti haye, jisake chaar haath hotey hain, pratyek key paas solam, kapalam, gadakam aur khedam hotey hain. usaki teen aankhen, chaar badey daant, ack sunder poshak, kaee aabhushan hain, bhoot wahna mein bahut ujjwal aur chamakata haye aur dikhane mein dartaa haye. vaha bhakton kii ichchhaon koo puuraa karane key liye jaani jaati haye. kahaa jaataa haye kii jaba bhee koee bhakt vaastavik bhakti key saath pukaartaa haye tou devi vahaan hogi.
tyauhar.
manapullikavu vella manapullikavu mein devta kaa sammaan karane vaalaa ack tyohar haye jise 'manpulli bhagwati' kahaa jaataa haye. yeh tyohar farwari key antim saptah aur march key pahale saptah key beach malayalam calender varsh key aadhar parr manaaya jaataa haye. utsav kii shuruat 'kodiyettam' (baans key khambhe parr jhanda faharaane) seey hoti haye joe ghoshit kartaa haye kii 'vella' (tyohar) shuru hoe gayaa haye. codiatum key baad, pooja samarohon seey bharaa ack saptah aur rangeen saanskritik karyakramon key saath shaam kaa ayojan 'vella samiti' (utsav samiti) dwara kiya jaataa haye joe sabhi bhavya dinn 'manapullikavu vella' key saath samaapt hotaa haye. iss shubh dinn parr poore keral aur bhaarat key anya dakshini raajyon seey kaee shraddhaalu bhagwati kii pooja karane aatey hain. poore dinn pooja key saath jaari rahane vaali bhagwati kii pooja key saath vella kaa dinn jaldi shuru hotaa haye. dinn key dauran mahatvapurna poojaon mein seey ack 'chaandh abhishek' bhakton key jhund koo aakarshit kartaa haye. 'vedikettu' (atishbaji) bhee tyohar kaa ack mahatvapurna aakarshak tatva haye joe shaam koo lagbhag 9 baje aur subah 4 baje taka aayojit kiya jaataa haye. vella divas koo sthaaniya avkash ghoshit kiya jaataa haye joe tyohar key mahatva koo darshaata haye. palakkad jile mein kaee anya tyohar manaae jaate hain. nenmara vallanghi vella, kalpathi kaar utsav, chinakathur pooram, puthusari vedi aadi. unamen seey kuchh hain. vallanghi nenmara vella koo inn tyohaaron mein sabse pramukh maanaa jaataa haye. nenmara vallanghi vella mein vedikettu prasiddh haye.
manapullikavu vella mein anya desam seey chhote velas hotey hain. paschim yakkar, vadakkantara, vennakkara, koppam seey velas unamen seey kuchh hain. yeye chhote velas antim pradarshan karane key liye ack saath aatey hain. kaee rath (bailgaadi aur anya motor chaalit vaahan) manpulikavu vella mein bhaag lete hain.
manapullikavu mandir yakkar gaanv key paas haye, joe iss mandir kaa mool sthaan thaa. yakkar naam malayalam mein dou shabdon-"yagam" aur "kaaraa" seey liya gayaa haye. yeye donon shabd milkar "yagkara" naam banaate hain joe samay key saath yakara mein badal gayaa.