Kanhirangad Vaidyanatha Temple

 

The temple is located at Kanhirangad, 6-km from Thaliprambu, on a hill top. This temple is devoted to Lord Shiva in his Vaidyanatha (physician lord) form. The temple is regarded as one of the 108 ancient Shiva temples of Kerala. The deity is Shiva, facing east. Here the deity is self-incarnated and as the name (Vaidyanatha) implies, the deity is a celebrated Ayurveda physician. Bhagawathy, Ayyappan and Ganapathy are sub-deities. The deity is also commonly known as Kanhirangattappan (deity of Kanhirangad).

 

 The deity is Shiva, facing east. Here the deity is self-incarnated and as the name (Vaidyanatha) implies, the deity is a celebrated Ayurveda physician. Bhagawathy, Ayyappan and Ganapathy are sub-deities. The deity is also commonly known as Kanhirangattappan (deity of Kanhirangad)

Skin and eye diseases get cured here by offering Bhajan (singing of god-praising poems). 

 
The main offerings are Ksheeradhara (pouring of milk on the idol) and Jaladhara (pouring of water on the idol). 'Venna Nivedyam'( butter offring) is considered good for pregnancy difficulties.
Shivarathri is the main festival which is in the month of Kumbam (February/March). There is Aaru Nhayar (six Sunday) ceremony here. If the 6th day of any Malayalam month is on Sunday it is called Aaru Nhayar (six Sunday) and is considered auspicious. Thiruvathira is also celebrated on a large scale.

Lord Rajarajeswara is believed to bless Kanjirangad temple by his holy presence on these days. All sundays are important for darshan in this temple, but Sundays falling on the 6th of the Malayalam month are considered more auspicious for worship. It is believed that the temple tank has three wells full of herbs and a dip in the holy tank would cure of all the diseases.The drinking water served in side the temple should not be boiled as it may lose its herbal properties. There is a "Kanhiram" tree in front of the temple whose leaves are not bitter.

 

Two Teyyam deities are also performed in this temple. Ullattil Bhagavathi and Katakulangara Bhagavathi. These theyyams are believed to be the watch and ward staff of Sri Kanhirangattappan. Ullattil Bhagavathi performing her duty while always on move and the other Bhagavathi always sitting stable in her seat.

Nearest Bus Stand : Thaliparamba

Nearest Railway Station :Kannur, Pazhayangadi

Nearest Airport :Kozhikode,Mangalore

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Oorpazhachi Kavu Edakkad , Kannur

 Oorpazhachi Kavu Edakkad , Kannur

The Sree Oorpazhachi Kavu temple has three main deities namely, Bhagavathy, Sree Oorpazhachi Daivathar and Kiratha sunu (Vettakkorumakan) within the inner courtyard (naalambalam), lending itself the rare significance of Shaiva - Vaishnava - Shaktheya sanctums within a single temple enclave. Apart from this, a shrine of Thondachan is present at the upper citadel (Mele Kottam). There are several legends associated with the temple at the deities.

Bhagavathy (Mother Goddess)
The deity of Bhagavathy represents Mother Goddess. The legend associated with the Bhagavathy at Sree Oorpazhachi Kavu is related to how Kali (the dark complexioned Goddess Parvathi) became Gauri (the fair complexioned Goddess parvathi).

Legend has it that once Lord Shiva repeatedly addressed Goddess Parvathi as Kali to an extent that she inferred it to be a taunt at her dark complexion. Feeling insulted, sad and angered she said, “Wounds from arrows can heal and axed trees can regrow during the rain but a heart broken by impolite words cannot be made”. After promising herself that she will rejoin her husband only after attaining a fair complexion, Goddess Parvathi departed her husband’s abode for Madhya adavi to perform penance. Standing single legged in between Shaabara trees, she performed hard meditative penance for a hundred years with the sole objective of attaining a fair complexion. Pleased with her penance, Lord Brahma granted her the colour of a lotus tendril (gaura varnam) and thenceforth became Gauri. It is to be remembered in this context that Sree Oorpazhachi Kavu till recent past was in possession of a nearby vast area of land called Malikaparambu (thought to be a corruption of the word Kalikaparambu or Kali’s land).

It is believed that performing swayamvara pushpanjali for the Bhagavathy brings about a good marital alliance.

How to reach :

Nearest Busstop: NADAL GATE (THALASSERY -KANNUR NH)

Nearest Railway Station :Edakkad

Nearest Airport : Kozhikode

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Ettikulam Beach , Kannur

Ettikulam Beach , Kannur

The Ettikulam Beach lies at the northern boundary of Kannur. Rare medical herbs (Ramayana) with mythological significance grow on Ezhimala, the strange seven-peaked range. Around 50 kms from here, is the Mount Deli Lighthouse, an old tower of great antiquity. It's maintained by the Navy and is a restricted area. The beach sand is of a different texture and the sea is bluer that in other areas. At the Ettikulam bay one could enjoy watching dolphins. Ezhimala Beach is situated at the top of a clump of hills at an altitude of 286m and it is 55 kilometers from Kannur.

Expect huge waves hitting the rocks on the beach, colourful crabs,

 and beautiful structures on the sand made by the constant hitting of the waves. The way to Ettikulam beach is through the narrow hilly roads, small villages in between with shops  and  temples.

 An ancient cave and a burial chamber are also present at the foot of the hill and the hills are known rewritten for a lot of medicinal herbs. An ancient mosque also resides on a nearby hill. This place has witnessed a lot of historical events in 11th century of North Kerala and it is also believed that Buddha has also visited this place. 
 
It is a conspicuous, isolated cluster of hills, forming a promontory, 38 km north of Kannur.There is a famous temple of Hanuman, Near the beach .

 The beach sand is of a different texture and the sea is bluer than in other areas. At the Ettikulam bay, one can enjoy watching dolphins. Bordered by sea on three sides .

Location:	Ettikulam Beach, 33 kms north of Kannur
From Uthradam Resort:	1.7 kms from Uthradam Resort
Nearest Railway Station:	Ezhimala
Nearest major Railway Station:	Payyannur
Nearest major Bus Station:	Payyannur
Nearest Airports:	Mangalore(110 kms), Kozhikode (150 kms), Kannur(Under construction - 40 kms).

source:internet , word of mouth 

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Cannannore Cantonment

Cannannore Cantonment

Kannur Cantonment (or Cannanore cantonment also known as Burnassery) is a cantonment town in Kannur. Currently it is the Headquarters of Defence Security Corps. The Board consists of 8 members. Four of them are elected from the civilian population. The Officer-in-Command is the chairman of the Board.

The Cannanore Cantonment Board is one of the 62 cantonments in India and has the distinction of being the Class III category cantonment area in Kerala. It houses the St. Angelo Fort and St. Thomas Orthodox Church.

The Cannanore Cantonment was established in the 19th century by the British. Cantonments were established during the British era usually in their military areas where both civilian and military personnel resided. It was under the control of the Arakkal Kingdom until 1909, when the Arakkal Beevi, Rani Imbichi Adi-Raja Bibi lost it to the British.

After Indian Independence, the Cannanore Cantonment came under the control of the Indian Army. Today, the Cannanore Cantonment is a prominent and strategic location for the Indian armed forces.

The Cannanore Cantonment Board came into existence in 1938. 

This cantonment consists of 2698 civilians and 2121 military

 population. The Board consists of 8 members. Four of them are 

elected from the civilian population. The Officer-in-Command is

 the chairman of the Board.

One of the famous Anglo Indian Schools are situated in and 

 around the Cantonment;St Teresa's Anglo Indian Higher 

Secondary School Kannur. Other schools are the Ursuline Convent 

School, B E M P 

Upper Primary School, St Peter's Lower Primary School, Kendriya 

Vidyalaya, Army School and the recently opened Premier English 

School.St Michael's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School 

Kannur. 

 As of 2001 India census, Kannur Cantonment had a population of

 4,699. Males constitute 65% of the population and females 35%. 

Kannur Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 89%, higher 

than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 92%, and 

 

female literacy is 84%.

 The Anglo-Indian community  lives in and around the Kannur 

Cantonment.

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Thottada Beach , Kannur

 Thottada Beach , Kannur

Thottada Beach is a beautiful beach in Kannur. It is situated at Thottada just about 2.5 km from the NH 17 connecting Kannur town and Thalassery, it is hardly 7 km from Kannur town if you come through aadi Kadalai Temple route. The virgin beach 800 meter long is ideal for sun bathing. Tourists could stay at the beach house or guest house near the beach.

The Thottada river ( a small one) flows into one end of the beach. There is also a dam/bund built across the river 3 decades ago to keep the fresh water from salt water. Away from the sea the river spreads to form swamps which makes a great inhabitat for various birds and fishes.

There are various beach and guest houses here located at the vicinity of the beach where tourist can stay and relax and enjoy the beautiful view of Arabian Sea.

There is one Yogeeshwaran Guha (Cave) situated near this beach , it is a belive that one Sadhu is meditating inside the Cave and he will fulfill our wish .

Yogeeshwaran Guha @ Thottada Beach

Location: 7 kms south of Kannur.
Nearest Railway Station: Kannur
Nearest Bus Station: Kannur
Nearest Airports: Mangalore(120 kms), Kozhikode (120 kms).

Courtesy:word of mouth , internet

                               നല്ല ആരോഗ്യത്തിനു 10 ശീലങ്ങൾ

ഹോട്ടലില്‍ ദോശയ്ക്ക് ഓര്‍ഡര്‍ കൊടുക്കുമ്പോള്‍ വെയ്റ്ററുടെ ഇഷ്ടപ്രകാരം പ്ളേറ്റില്‍ ഒരു വട കൂടി  ഉണ്ടാവും. കൊണ്ടു വന്നു വച്ചതല്ലേ എന്നാല്‍ കഴിച്ചേക്കാം  എന്ന മട്ടിലാണു പലരും ഈ അധിക വട കഴിക്കുന്നത്. എന്നാല്‍ ഒരു വട കഴിച്ചാല്‍ 270 കാലറിയും ഒരു ദോശ കഴിച്ചാല്‍ 85 കാലറിയുമാണു നമ്മുടെ ശരീരത്തിനു ലഭിക്കുന്നത്. ഒരു വട കഴിക്കുന്നതു മൂന്നു ദോശ കഴിക്കുന്നതിനു തുല്യമാണെന്നര്‍ഥം.
ഈ സത്യം മനസിലാക്കാതെ മൂന്നു ദോശയും അതിന്റെ കൂടെ ഒരു വടയും കഴിക്കാന്‍ നാം നിര്‍ബന്ധിതരാകുന്നു.നമ്മുടെ ആവശ്യങ്ങള്‍ കഴിഞ്ഞുള്ള ഊര്‍ജം കൊഴുപ്പായി ശരീരത്തില്‍ അടിഞ്ഞുകൂടും. ഇത്  അമിതവണ്ണത്തിനു കാരണമാകും.ഏതു പ്രായക്കാര്‍ക്കും ചേരുന്ന വ്യായാമമാണു നടപ്പ്. രാവിലെയോ വൈകുന്നേരമോ അനുയോജ്യമായ സമയം തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്താല്‍ നടന്നുതുടങ്ങാം. പതുക്കെ നടന്നു തുടങ്ങുക.പത്തുമിനിട്ടിനുള്ളില്‍ വേഗം കൂട്ടുക. 15 മിനിറ്റ്  അതേ വേഗത്തില്‍ നടന്നതിനു ശേഷം വേഗം കുറയ്ക്കുക. ഒരാഴ്ച കഴിഞ്ഞ് കാല്‍ കിലോ മീറ്റര്‍  ഓരോ ആഴ്ചയും കൂട്ടി നടക്കാം. വ്യായാമം ഇല്ലാത്തവര്‍ കാലറി കുറവുള്ള ആഹാരം കഴിക്കുന്നതാണു നല്ലത്. കൂടുതല്‍ കാലറിയടങ്ങിയ ഭക്ഷണം കുറഞ്ഞ അളവില്‍ കഴിച്ചാലും തൂക്കം കൂടും. അമിത ഭാരം കുറച്ച് രോഗങ്ങള്‍ അകറ്റി നിറുത്താന്‍ ഇതാ ചില വഴികള്‍.

• മുപ്പതു വയസു കഴിഞ്ഞാല്‍ ഭക്ഷണ കാര്യത്തിലും വ്യായാമത്തിലും പ്രത്യേകം ശ്രദ്ധിക്കണം. ശരീരഭാരം കൂടുന്നത് അറിയുന്നുണ്ടെങ്കിലും വിശപ്പിനു ശമനമില്ലാത്തവരാണ് അധികവും. ഇങ്ങനെയുള്ളവര്‍ പ്രധാന ഭക്ഷണത്തിനു മുമ്പ് മോര്, നാരങ്ങാവെള്ളം, ചൂടുവെള്ളം ഇവയിലേതെങ്കിലും ഒന്നു കുടിക്കുക.
• രാവിലെ ചായയോ കാപ്പിയോ കുടിക്കുന്ന ശീലം മാറ്റാന്‍ ശ്രമിക്കുക. പകരം രണ്ടു ഗാസ് ചൂടുവെള്ളം കുടിക്കുക.
• പ്രഭാതഭക്ഷണത്തിനും ഉച്ചഭക്ഷണത്തിനും ഇടയില്‍ മറ്റു ഭക്ഷണങ്ങള്‍ കഴിക്കരുത്. വിശപ്പ് കൂടുതലാണെങ്കില്‍ വെജിറ്റബിള്‍ സാലഡോ പഴങ്ങളോ  കഴിക്കാം.
• സാലഡില്‍ നാരങ്ങാനീര്, ഒലിവ് ഓയില്‍, വിനാഗിരി ഇവയിലേതെങ്കിലും ചേര്‍ക്കുക. മുളപ്പിച്ച ധാന്യങ്ങള്‍ കൊണ്ടുള്ള സാലഡ് പോഷകസമൃദ്ധമാണ്.
• നാരുകള്‍ കൂടുതലടങ്ങിയ ധാന്യങ്ങള്‍, പയര്‍, പരിപ്പ് വര്‍ഗങ്ങള്‍, ഇലക്കറികള്‍, പച്ചക്കറികള്‍ മുതലായവ ധാരാളം കഴിക്കാം. ഇലക്കറികളിലും കുമ്പളങ്ങ, മുരിങ്ങയ്ക്ക, കപ്പളങ്ങ തുടങ്ങിയവയിലും നാരിന്റെ അംശം കൂടുതലുണ്ട്. ഒരാള്‍ ദിവസം 100 മുതല്‍ 150 ഗ്രാം വരെ പഴങ്ങളും 200 ഗ്രാം പച്ചക്കറികളും കഴിക്കണം.
•  ആന്റി ഓക്സിഡന്റ്സ് കൂടുതലുള്ള പഴുത്ത മാങ്ങ, പപ്പായ, പൈനാപ്പിള്‍, മത്തങ്ങ, കാരറ്റ്, മധുരക്കിഴങ്ങ്, തക്കാളി, തണ്ണിമത്തന്‍ ഇവയിലേതെങ്കിലും ഭക്ഷണത്തില്‍ ഉള്‍പ്പെടുത്താന്‍ ശ്രദ്ധിക്കണം.
• ഇറച്ചിയോ മുട്ടയോ ആഴ്ചയില്‍ ഒരു ദിവസം മാത്രം ഉപയോഗിക്കുക. മീന്‍ ആഴ്ചയില്‍ നാലു ദിവസം വരെ ആകാം. കാല്‍സ്യവും നാരുകളും കൂടുതലുള്ള സോയാബീന്‍ ദിവസവും കഴിക്കാം.
• കാച്ചിയ പാല്‍ കുറെ സമയം ഫ്രിഡ്ജില്‍ വച്ചിരുന്നാല്‍ കട്ടി പാട മുകളില്‍ കിട്ടും. ഈ പാട മാറ്റിയശേഷം വേണം പാല്‍ ഉപയോഗിക്കാന്‍. സസ്യഭുക്കുകള്‍  ഭക്ഷണത്തില്‍ പരിപ്പുവര്‍ഗങ്ങള്‍  ഉള്‍പ്പെടുത്തണം.
• ഫൈറ്റോകെമിക്കല്‍സ് അടങ്ങിയ വെളുത്തുള്ളി, ചെറിയ ഉള്ളി, 
• ഓട്സ്, സോയാബീന്‍ മഞ്ഞള്‍ എന്നിവയും ആഹാരത്തില്‍ ഉള്‍പ്പെടു ത്തണം.
• പാചക എണ്ണ ഏറ്റവും കുറഞ്ഞ അളവില്‍ മാത്രം ഉപയോഗിക്കണം.
  
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