Siva Temple
Siva Temple Perinkulam, often fondly called as Perinkulam Shivankovil, stands tall defying time, as a cultural epicenter of the Perinkulam agraharam. The temple is the oldest of all temples in the Agraharam, believed to be more than 700 years old. According to folklore, the Shiva lingam was brought from Kasi, the holiest city of our country, by a devotee whilst return from his Kasi padayathra. The deity, the powerful Lord, overlooks the pond, from which the Agraharam derives its name. The lord is adorned himself with the presence of his wife Parvati, and Two sons, Lord Ganesha and Muruga. A recently built Perinkulam Ayyappa temple, just behind the temple complex adds to the sacred experience to the devotees visiting the temple.
Sri Bhoomi Sametha VaradaRaja Perumal Temple
Varadan Kovil, not to be confused with the brother of Lord Rama (Bharatha), is a temple dedicated to the spiritual incarnation of Lord MahaVishnu/Venkitachalapathy. The tradition of Varadaraja Perumal worship is centered in Kanchipuram, from where it spread over many districts of TamilNadu, before reaching Palakkad. Compared to other states like Tamilnadu, and Karnataka, Kerala has only few Varadaraja Perumal Sannidhis, which increases the auspiciousness of his presence in the village. The temple is situated in Padinjare gramam ( West Village ) of Perinkulam gramam, that hosts a series of houses, that starts and ends with ponds on the either sides, the idol is believed to have brought from Tirupati, the epitome of Vishnu worship.
Sri Mahalakshmi Temple
Even though, Kerala is culturally abundant in Devi upasana, worshipping and celebrating different forms Shakthi’s it is very surprising to note that, Maalakshmi, the Godess of prosperity and wellbeing has very few dedicated shrines in the region. No wonder why our Agraharam is one of the prosperous villages in Palakkadan agraharams, as her presence shower endless fortunes to her devotees and visitors. The deity, which was brought from VaradarajaPerumal Kovil to Kariot Village the extension of West Village after a petty quarrel between the then villagers and constructed a new sanctum for the Lakshmidevi. The name of the village is considered to have come from a particular way of roof tiling method, once followed in this stretch of houses in the Agraharam which is called as “Karai odu’.
Ayyappa Temple
Sree Dharmashastha Temple Perinkulam, is a recently built temple, and is situated right behind the Siva temple complex. Constructed just about four decades ago, the presence of Kaliyugavaradan, has definitely added to the divine experience for the devotees in the Agraharam. In contrast to the other temples of the Agraharam, the deity has been incarnated to a Panchaloha vigraham. The visits of ‘Ayyappa swamis’ during the Sabarimala season, from different neighborhoods of our Agraharam, to this temple and to the others lift the overall vibe of the village, as the sharana manthras resonate during the dawn and dusk every single day during the season till the Makara Sankranti day.
