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'''Chithrakkoodakkallu''', known also as '''Chithrakoodam''', '''Nagakkallu''', '''Sarppakkallu''' refers to '''''The house for snakes''''' or '''''The abode of snakes''''' which are worshiped as [[deity|deities]] in [[Kerala]]. From the ancient time, it constructs with [[Laterite|laterites]] according to [[Vastu shastra]]. Nowadays, [[Granite|granites]] are also widely used for the construction of Chithrakkoodakkallu, instead of laterite. These kind of snake related deity constructions can be seen at [[Sarpa Kavu|sarpa kavus]] of some ancient, traditional [[Hindus|hindu]] families and rare temples all over [[Kerala]].<ref name="mathrubhumi-1">{{Cite web|url=https://newspaper.mathrubhumi.com/features/sunday-special/hello-kozhikode-1.7785823|title=കരവിരുതിൽ വിരിയുന്നു ചിത്രകൂടക്കല്ലുകൾ|date=13 August 2022 |publisher=mathrubhumi|language=ml|access-date=2023-05-07|archive-date=2023-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504220241/https://newspaper.mathrubhumi.com/features/sunday-special/hello-kozhikode-1.7785823|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref><ref name="lsgkerala-1">{{Cite web|url=https://thrissurcorporation.lsgkerala.gov.in/index.php/system/files/2021-07/%E0%B4%9C%E0%B5%88%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%88%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A7%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%82.pdf|title=സർപ്പകാവുകൾ|publisher=lsgkerala.gov.in|language=ml}}</ref><ref name="manorama-1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/homestyle/spot-light/mathoor-mana-thrissur-tradition.html|title=ശബരിമല മാളികപ്പുറത്ത് മലദൈവ– സർപ്പ പ്രതിഷ്ഠ|publisher=manorama|language=ml|access-date=2023-05-07|archive-date=2018-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215154906/https://www.manoramaonline.com/homestyle/spot-light/mathoor-mana-thrissur-tradition.html|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
'''Chithrakkoodakkallu''', also known as '''Chithrakoodam''', '''Nagakkallu''', '''Sarppakkallu''' is an artificial abode system or a house for the [[deity]] [[Snake|snakes]] or a devotional image([[Murti]]) of a [[Serpent symbolism|serpent]] [[deity]], constructed with [[Rock (geology)|rocks]] for [[Snake worship|snake worship]]. These consecrations can be seen at [[Sarpa Kavu|sarpa kavus]] of some ancient, traditional [[Hindus|hindu]] families and rare temples all over [[Kerala]].<ref name="mathrubhumi-1">{{Cite web|url=https://newspaper.mathrubhumi.com/features/sunday-special/hello-kozhikode-1.7785823|title=കരവിരുതിൽ വിരിയുന്നു ചിത്രകൂടക്കല്ലുകൾ|date=13 August 2022 |publisher=mathrubhumi|language=ml|access-date=2023-05-07|archive-date=2023-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504220241/https://newspaper.mathrubhumi.com/features/sunday-special/hello-kozhikode-1.7785823|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref><ref name="lsgkerala-1">{{Cite web|url=https://thrissurcorporation.lsgkerala.gov.in/index.php/system/files/2021-07/%E0%B4%9C%E0%B5%88%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%88%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A7%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%82.pdf|title=സർപ്പകാവുകൾ|publisher=lsgkerala.gov.in|language=ml}}</ref><ref name="manorama-1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/homestyle/spot-light/mathoor-mana-thrissur-tradition.html|title=ശബരിമല മാളികപ്പുറത്ത് മലദൈവ– സർപ്പ പ്രതിഷ്ഠ|publisher=manorama|language=ml|access-date=2023-05-07|archive-date=2018-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215154906/https://www.manoramaonline.com/homestyle/spot-light/mathoor-mana-thrissur-tradition.html|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
[[File:Sarpa Kavu By Manojk.JPG|right|thumb|[[:en:Sarpa Kavu|A Sarpa Kavu]] with Chithrakkoodakkallu(Left), constructed with [[Laterite|laterites]]]].
[[File:Sarpa Kavu By Manojk.JPG|right|thumb|[[:en:Sarpa Kavu|A Sarpa Kavu]] with Chithrakkoodakkallu(Left), constructed with [[Laterite|laterites]]]].
[[File:Chemmanthitta kavu 15.jpg|right|thumb|A Chithrakkoodakkallu at Chemmanthittakkaavu Durga Bhagavathy Temple, constructed with [[Granite|granites]]]]
[[File:Chemmanthitta kavu 15.jpg|right|thumb|A Chithrakkoodakkallu at Chemmanthittakkaavu Durga Bhagavathy Temple, constructed with [[Granite|granites]]]]
[[File:Sarpapooja in in Chithrakoodam at Kalathil Sree Rudhiramala Bhagavathy Temple-4.jpg|right|thumb|[[:en:Snake worship|Snake worship]] in Chithrakkoodakkallus, constructed with [[Laterite|laterites]] at Kalathil Sreerudra Devi Temple.]]
[[File:Sarpapooja in in Chithrakoodam at Kalathil Sree Rudhiramala Bhagavathy Temple-4.jpg|right|thumb|[[:en:Snake worship|Snake worship]] in Chithrakkoodakkallus, constructed with [[Laterite|laterites]] at Kalathil Sreerudra Devi Temple.]]


==Production==
==Production==
From the ancient time, it constructs with [[Laterite|laterites]] according to [[Vastu shastra]]. Nowadays, [[Granite|granites]] are also widely used for the construction of Chithrakkoodakkallu, instead of laterite.<ref name="mathrubhumi-1"/>
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==Temples worship with Chithrakkoodakkallu==
==Temples worship with Chithrakkoodakkallu==

Revision as of 09:35, 22 January 2024

Chithrakkoodakkallu, also known as Chithrakoodam, Nagakkallu, Sarppakkallu is an artificial abode system or a house for the deity snakes or a devotional image(Murti) of a serpent deity, constructed with rocks for snake worship. These consecrations can be seen at sarpa kavus of some ancient, traditional hindu families and rare temples all over Kerala.[1][2][3]

A Sarpa Kavu with Chithrakkoodakkallu(Left), constructed with laterites

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A Chithrakkoodakkallu at Chemmanthittakkaavu Durga Bhagavathy Temple, constructed with granites
Snake worship in Chithrakkoodakkallus, constructed with laterites at Kalathil Sreerudra Devi Temple.

Production

From the ancient time, it constructs with laterites according to Vastu shastra. Nowadays, granites are also widely used for the construction of Chithrakkoodakkallu, instead of laterite.[1]

Temples worship with Chithrakkoodakkallu

References

  1. ^ a b "കരവിരുതിൽ വിരിയുന്നു ചിത്രകൂടക്കല്ലുകൾ" (in Malayalam). mathrubhumi. 13 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-04. Retrieved 2023-05-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "സർപ്പകാവുകൾ" (PDF) (in Malayalam). lsgkerala.gov.in.
  3. ^ a b "ശബരിമല മാളികപ്പുറത്ത് മലദൈവ– സർപ്പ പ്രതിഷ്ഠ" (in Malayalam). manorama. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2023-05-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "കേരളത്തിലെ സവിശേഷമായ നാഗക്ഷേത്രങ്ങള്‍" (in Malayalam). Janam TV. 2020-08-11.
  5. ^ "മാറ്റമില്ലാത്ത മാത്തൂർമന" (in Malayalam). manorama. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2023-05-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "കാളാടൻ നാഗക്കാവിൽ പുനഃപ്രതിഷ്ഠ" (in Malayalam). mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
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