Panchayath/ Municipality/ Corporation Corporation

LOCATION District Thrissur

Nearest Town/ Thrissur – 4.8 km Landmark/ Junction

Nearest Bus station Thrissur K S R T C Bus Stand – 6.2 km

Nearest Railway – 6.9 km station ACCESSIBILITY

Nearest Airport Cochin International Airport – 53.8 km

Kuttumuck Mahadeva Temple Of Shiva Cheroor-Kuttumukku Road/Kuttumukku - Villatam Road, Mannumkad, , Thrisur-680001 Ph No: 0487-2422020,2422070,2422420,2423375(Thrissur Corporation CONTACT Office) DATES FREQUENCY DURATION

TIME February - March Annually 10 days

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL (Legend/History/Myth)

According to the legends, the idol worshipped here is more than 300 years old. The idol worshipped here is known as Kiratha Moorthi, an especially fierce and potent incarnation of Shiva. According to the mythology, once Arjuna stood on one leg and continually chanted the mantra that Vedavyasa had taught him. Suddenly, Arjuna saw a boar. Arjuna thought that this fierce boar might have come to distract him from his penance. It might be a relative of the several demons that he had killed and therefore might wish him harm. Due to this, Arjuna picked up his bow and arrow and shot an arrow at the boar. At that same time, Lord Shiva had decided to subject Arjuna to a test and he had also arrived at the spot disgusted as a hunter. When Arjuna shot an arrow at the boar, so did lord Shiva. Lord Shiva’s arrow struck the boar in its hindquarters and Arjuna’s arrow struck the boar in its mouth. The boar fell down dead. A dispute started between Arjuna and the hunter about who had killed the boar. Each claimed it as his own. They began to fight. After the fight had gone on for a while, Lord Shiva gave up his disguise of a hunter and displayed his true form to Arjuna. Arjuna was ashamed that he had been fighting with the very person to whom he had been praying. Being impressed by the Arjuna's dedication, Lord Shiva gave the celestial weapon Pasupathastra to the Arjuna.

Local Approximately 1000 RELEVANCE- NO. OF PEOPLE (Local / National / International) PARTICIPATED EVENTS/PROGRAMS DESCRIPTION (How festival is celebrated)

In Kuttumuck temple, the utsavam lasts for ten days. Kodiyettam, Kodiyettam, happens in the beginning day of Utsavam in

which flag is hoisted in the Kodimaram so as to mark the Dravyakalasam / start of the festival, that is the heralding of the Utsavam.. Brahmakalasam The Aarattu happens on Thiruvathira (lunar) star in the

Malayalm month Kumbam (February–March), it ends after Aarattu the Aarattu on the 10th day. Religiously, it is the restoration

of divine Chaithanya. Dravyakalasam / Brahmakalasam is Kodiyerakkam preceded by the Utsavam. It is aimed at the purification and

energisation of the powers of the deity. It is the last of the

long series of rituals of kalasam and at the end, the flag will

be descended (Kodiyerakkam) to end the festival.