
manakkattu bhadra mandir

manakkattu shree bhadra mandir bhaarat key keral raajya key kottayam jile mein ponkunnam key paas chirakkadavu gaanv mein sthit ack hindu mandir haye. devi bhadrakali vahaan "manakkattumma" key roop mein adhyakshata karati hain. devi bhakton koo samaan roop seey "shree" (dhana/samriddhi) aur "bhadrath" (suraksha) pradaan karati haye. yeh mandir dainik guruthi pooja key liye prasiddh haye aur annadaan (muft bhojan kii peshkash) key saath sabarimala teerthyatriyon key liye ack pramukh pitstop haye.
kinvadanti.
maanaa jaataa haye kii vartamaan sanrachana 19veen shatabdi kii shuruat mein banaai gaee thee. kinvadanti key anusaar, ack baar ack sant chirakkadavu gaanv mein rahata thaa aur vaha thaingannur parivaar seey thaa. unhein yakshiyon, gandharvon aur bhooton jaisi kuchh alaukik shaktiyon koo niyantrit karane mein mahaarat hassil thee. unhein aksar door key kshetron mein unhein niyantrit karane key liye anushthaan karane key liye aamantrit kiya jaataa thaa. vaha inn aatmaon koo ack "kanjiram" pedh (i.ee. nux-vomika vriksh) yaa kissy moorti mein aur unhein uchit sthaanon parr abhishek karein. ack dinn, ack yakshi, jise ack moorti mein sthaapit kiya gayaa thaa, ney sant seey usey riha karane key liye vinati kii. usane usase vaadaa kiya kii vaha koee nuksan naheen karegi aur usake saath usake ghar jaayegi.
unake anurodh parr, sant unhein apane ghar leey gaye aur "arapura" (kendriya kaksh) mein rahane kaa nirdesh diyaa. lekin sant ehatiyaat key roop mein ack jadui dhaga daalati haye yadi vaha apane vaade kaa ullanghan karati haye kii vaha kissy koo nuksan naheen pahunchaayegi. yakshi sant key kaary seey prasann naheen thee aur iss prakaar usane bhee kuchh shartein rakhee kii arapura koo ack mandir kii tarah sanrakshit kiya jaanaa chaahiye aur koee bhee snan kiye binaa ghar mein pravesh naheen karna chaahiye. cumm jaati key logon koo ghar key padipura (pravesh dwaar) key bheetar sant koo pravesh yaa sparsh naheen karna chaahiye. yadi inmein seey kissy bhee shart kaa paalan naheen kiya jaataa haye, tou vaha jadui dhaage seey mukt hoe jaayegi aur kuchh bhee karegi.
sant yakshi kii sharton parr sahmat hoe gaye aur vaha usake ghar mein rahane luggy. vaha kewal sant aur unaki vriddh maan koo dikhaai detee thee. maan ney usey ack sunder yuva ladki key roop mein dekhaa aur usane socha kii ladki koo uska betaa usaki madad karane key liye laaya thaa. ack dinn sant ack lambi yatra parr gaye. vaha bahut dair baad apane ghar laut aaya. lambe samay key baad apane guru koo dekhkar, sant key ack mazdoor ney galati seey khushi seey aakar unhein padipura key bheetar chhoo liya. yeh dekhkar arapura mein reh rahee yakshi turant ghar seey gayab hoe gaee.
riha honey key baad, yakshi ney graminon koo nuksan pahunchaana shuru curr diyaa aur vaha small poxes jaisi vibhinn sankraamak beemariyon koo failaati haye. dayaniya sthiti koo dekhkar, asahaay sant kuchh sardaaron key saath ack aise vyakti kii talash mein chalaa gayaa joe arajak sthiti kaa samadhan dhoondh sakey. way anta mein "manakkattu munn" taka pahunche aur "karanvar" (pramukh) koo sthitiyon key baare mein bataaya. karanvar ney unhein apane gaanv mein devi bhadrakali key liye ack mandir banaane kaa nirdesh diyaa aur yeh dusht aatma seey aage kii pareshaniyon seey bachane kaa ekmatra tarika thaa.
way apane gaanv laut aae aur manakkattu munn key karanvar key nirdeshanusar ack chhota srikovil khadaa kiya. mandir kaa nirmaan karane key baad karanvar koo gaanv bulaaya gayaa. unhone panchloha seey bunny "kannadibhimbam" moorti koo pavitra kiya aur usamen shree bhadra devi kii oorjaa kaa prayog kiya. shree bhadradevi key paas "kodumkali" aur yakshi kii moortiyaan sthaapit kii gaee theen. devi kii sthaapana key baad, karanvar ney ack velichappadu koo niyukt kiya, joe pooja karane key liye devi aur ack pujari (mukhya pujari) kaa pratinidhitva kartaa haye. thantri ney "panthirukulam gurithi" kaa pradarshan kiya aur sankraamak rogon key ilaaj key roop mein gaanv key logon koo gurutirtham (pavitra jall) vitarit kiya. unhone graminon koo harr baarah saal baad iss guruthi koo karane kaa bhee nirdesh diyaa taaki aage kii durbhagyapurna ghatnaaon seey bachaa jaa sakey.
sthaan.
yeh mandir ponkunnam seey 4 kii. mee. aur erumeli seey 10 kii. mee. door ponkunnam-mananamplavu sadak parr sthit haye. 
devta.
bhadrakali key alawa durga, bhuvneshwari, nagraj, nagdevta, rakshas aur vishnumaya mandir key adheenasth devta hain.
tyauhar.
disambar mein mandala tyohar aur aprail mein pongla mandir key prasiddh tyohar hain. thiruvutsavam yaa vaarshik utsav kaa ayojan malyali maheene mein kiya jaataa haye.ee. disambar).

