Iranikulam Sree Mahadeva Temple Timings:
Morning: 4.30 AM to 9.30 AM
Evening: 5.30 PM to 7.30 PM
Iranikulam Sree Mahadeva Temple Daily Rituals:
4.30 AM Palliyunarthal
5.30 AM Nadathurakkal, Nirmalya Darsanam
5.45 AM Abhishekom
6.00 AM Malar Nivedyam
7.00 AM Usha Pooja
9.30 AM Ucha Pooja
Nada adakkal / Doors Closed
5.30 PM Nadathurakkal
6.30 PM Deeparadhana
7.30 PM Athazha Pooja
Nada adakkal / Doors Closed
Ganapathi Homam: To evade all obstructions
At Thekkedathu Temple
Bhasmabhishekom: For perpetual prosperity (To appease ‘Mahadeva’ to get rid of all bad omens.)
Pooja Materials: Vellanivedyam (simple rice), Palpayasam (milk porridge), Koottupayasam (jaggery porridge), Neypayasam (the above with ghee), Koovalamala, Pin vilakku, Niramala- chuttuvilakku.
Mrithyunjaya Homam: For curing of diseases and peaceful death.
Mrithyunjaya Pushpanjali: To cure minor illness
Sathrusamhara Pushpanjali: To get rid of enmity.
Aikamathya Pooja: To avoid or end quarrels.
Sree Sooktham: For prosperity (To get rid of all evils) Purusha Sooktham, Rudra Pushpanjali, Ashtothara satha namarchana.
Nalikeram (coconut) muttu: To avoid bad fate (Sani dosham)
Karikku (tender coconut) nivedyam: For peaceful day to day life
To Maha Ganapathi:
Pooja is performed for Prosperity and clearance of Obstacles.
Pooja Materials: Ottayappam, Karukamala, Nalikeram(coconut), Abhishekom with milk/coconut water.
Enna (gingelly oil) vilakku: For prosperity
At Vadakkedathu Temple:
Pooja is performed To get a suitable consort and immediate marriage.
Uma Maheswara Pooja, Sumangali Pooja, Thaliyum Pudavayum, Ina Pudava, Swayamvara Pushpanjali.
Dampathi (Couples) Pooja : For a long and undisturbed married life
Pooja Materials: Mala (Garland with Special white flowers), Neypayasam, Appam, Panchamritham, Palpayasam.
Enna vilakku : Prosperity of day to day life.
Abhishekam with Milk/Tender coconut/Water, Dhara for Mahadeva (To evade all bad omens)
Chuttuvilakku, Niramala : For prosperity of the whole family
Manjal (Turmeric) Para and Malar Para : For Prosperity
Brahmani Pattu (Special offering here) : To appease Sree Parvathy
Special Offering:
Pooja performed For clearing all obstacles of marriage and also to have an offspring
Pooja Materials: 12 measures (Para) of Malar, (Approximately 15 Kg Malar)
To Karottamma Temple
Guruthi (This can be performed at a maximum of one per week):
To end enmity and all ill effects and all round security.
Pattu (Red silk cloth) Charthal: For allround blessings from the mother goddess
Niramala, Chuttuvilakku: Prosperity
Brahmanipattu: To appease mother goddess
To Sree Dharma Sastha:
Abhishekam (Ghee/Milk/Gingelly Oil): To compensate all sins – known or unknown
Koottupayasam: To counter all bad effects
Replica’s of organs: To cure related dise
Niramala Chuttuvilakku: Allround prosperity
To Yakshi:
Palpayasam (Milk Porridge): To preserve health and prosperity of women
Vettilayum Pakkum (Betel leaf and areca nut): For long youthful life of women
To Nagaraja (Serpant Gods)
Pooja performed To counter harms done to serpants, to cure skin diseases and over all protection.
Pooja Materials: Noorum Palum, Turmeric Powder, Kadali pazham, Vilakku.
To Nandikeswaran
Pooja performed For protection of cultivation
Pooja Materials: Mala (Garland), Vella Nivedyam (Simple rice)
