Sri Subramanya Temple

Sri Subramanya Temple- Munnar

Sri Subramanya Temple is a Hindu temple located in Munnar in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. Lord Muruga/Subramanya or Kartik who is the son of Lord Shiva and Parvathi is the principal deity.This temple located on a small hill was worshipped by the Muthuvan tribal community in the past.

History

It was originally in the care of the Muthuvan tribe who maintained and worshipped the deity. The Muthuvan tribe is a close-knit tribal community who are even today reluctant to interact with the outer world and are concentrated in a small region of the Idukki district where they cultivate bananas and tapioca. Over a period of time, the temple was abandoned and fell derelict. The members of the royal Travancore family saw the dilapidated and abandoned temple and had it renovated, and the temple resumed operations. Today the temple resonates with the mystical chants of prayers to the deity. Presently administered by Tamil Brahmans, who hold three poojas during the day. The morning Pooja is called “Usha Pooja,” noon pooja is called “Ucha Pooja” and the ‘Attazha pooja’ at twilight. The temple is also known throughout Munnar for its joy-full temple celebrations.The annual festival ‘Thrikarthika’ is hosted in the Malayalam month of Vrischikam (i.e. November to December). Uthram asterism day in Meenam (i.e. March to April) is also an important festival