Kadirur Sree Suryanarayana Temple

Kadirur Sree Suryanarayana Temple 

Sree Suryanarayana Kshetram (temple) is one of the oldest and the second largest Surya temple after Konark. It is situated in a village called Kadirur in Thalaserry Taluk. Kadirur is the shortened form of “Kadiravanur” in Malayalam which means “The Land of Sree Suryanarayana”. 

The temple originated during the 13th century and the Prathista day is observed to be in the Medam month on the Rohini Nakstram (star) day. 

 During the rule of Tipu sultan, his army plundered over the temple in 1789 and the temple remained deserted for some years. Kappanna Karunakara Menon an employee under the then British sub collector Mr. Thomas Harry Babar, seeing the neglected and dilapidated condition renovated the temple in 1825. Many lend their properties to the temple which were lost during the land reform acts in 1963. The HR and CE department took over the administration in 1973.

Dharushilpams of Kadirur Sree Suryanarayana Temple 

The temple is also associated with the epic Ramayana, while Sree Rama was proceeding towards Lanka in search of the Goddess Seetha, He consecrated the idol of Lord Subramanya at Peralassery and Makreri and of Lord Siva at Pinaraayi. Hearing about the consecration of these idols by Lord Raama, the Vedic Brahmins, who where residing at Kadirur also had a wish to worship Him and they went on a meditation. Experiencing their faith and satisfied with their prayers, the Lord Rama appeared before them and blessed them. He felt the presence of Lord Surya (the Sun-God) and incarnated an idol of Lord Surya with the Vaishnavite Sankalpa of as Sree Suryanarayana at the sacra sanctum.

Sree Suryanarayana
	Vazhipadu Name	Rate		Vazhipadu Name	Rate
1	Neyyamrithu	5	20	Kal Kalabham	1500
2	Neyvilakku	8	21	Ara Kalabham	4000
3	AlankaraDeepam	5	22	Poorna Kalabham	7500
4	Pushpanjali	5	23	Mukha kalabham	100
5	Ashtotharashatham	10	24	Chandanam charthal	100
6	Sahasranama Pushpanjali	10	25	Niramaala Vilakku	901
7	Purushasooktham	10	26	Visheshal Pooja	100
8	Bhagyasooktham	10	27	Udayasthamana Pooja	12000
9	Aikamathyasooktha	10	28	Vidyarambham	25
10	Thrimadhuram	5	29	Vivaham	201
11	Aval Nivedyam	20	30	Choroonu	50
12	Vella Nivedyam	10	31	Pattu Oppikkal	3
13	Appam	60	32	Prarthana Oppikkal	5
14	Neypayasam	40	33	Maala Pooja	5
15	Sharkkara payasam	40	34	Oru divasathe Pooja	301
16	Palpayasam	40	35	Niravilakku	301
17	Thulasimaala	5	36	Deepasthambham(big)	451
18	Payasam (Without Resource)	10	37	Navagraha Pooja	101
19	Chekkimaala	10	38	Thiruvonam Oottu	1600
Sree Paramasivan
1	Jaladhara	5	6	Dravyabhishekam(Without Resource)	101
2	Shankabhishekam	6
3	Ksheerabhishekam	10
4	Rudrabhishekam	50	7	Swayamvara Pooja(Somavara Pooja)	50
5	Kettunira	5	8	Koovala Maala	5
6	Pradosha Pooja	51
Sree Ganapathi
1	Thenga Muttal	2	4	Ashtadravya Ganapathi Homam	101
2	Ganapathi Homam	30
3	Chandanam Charthal	100	5	Otta Appam	35
Sree Devi
1	Devi Pooja	40	2	Thrikala Pooja	101
Homam
1	Karuka Homam	5	4	Special  Maha Mruthyumjaya Homam	1501
2	Mruthyumjaya Homam	40
3	Maha Mruthyumjaya Homam	101	5	Secial Navagraha Pooja	1501

• Navagraha pooja is being conducted on every second saturday.
•  Special Pooja (Thrikala Pooja) is being done once in a month for bhagavathi sankalpa. There is no idol of Durga.

•  Udayasthamana pooja and NiramaalaVilakku are the main Vazhipadu to Sree Suryanarayana Swamy . 
  
  
  Dhashavatharam 

Malsya 

Sreeraman

Narasimha 

Koorma     

Varaha

Vamana & Parasurama

SreeKrishnan&Balaraman

                  

Khalkhi

ROUTE & LOCATION 

Kozhikode - Kannur   Road Thalassery

Thalassery to Kadirur 7kms

Temple 300metres from Kadirur.

Nearest Airport :Karipur International 

Nearest Railway Station : Thalassery  

courtesy:Word of mouth & Internet

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