Om Muthappan Namaha
Mantraॐ मुत्तप्पन नमः
Oṃ Muttappana Namaḥ
Meaning — Salutations to Muthappan.
Recited for: Daily remembrance, before travel and undertakings
Mantras & Slokas
All Muthappan chants →Om Sri Muthappana Swamine Namaha
Mantraॐ श्री मुत्तप्पन स्वामिने नमः
Oṃ Śrī Muttappana Svāmine Namaḥ
Meaning — Salutations to the blessed Lord Muthappan.
Recited for: Japa for protection and wellbeing of the family
Muthappan Thampurane Sharanam
Pooja Slokaമുത്തപ്പൻ തമ്പുരാനേ ശരണം
Muttappan Tampurāne Śaraṇaṃ
Meaning — Muthappan Thampuran, be my refuge.
Recited for: Refuge chant at the Madappura and during Theyyam
Main Deity
Muthappan
मुत्तप्पन्
Muthappan is a beloved folk deity of North Malabar, worshipped most famously at Parassinikkadavu, where the Theyyam form of the god is performed every day.
- Consort
- None (worshipped as an ascetic)
- Vahana
- Dogs
- Abode
- Parassinikkadavu and the kavus of North Malabar
History of Temple
Local tradition regards Muthappan here as a manifestation of Shiva. The madapura keeps the theyyam-based ritual tradition of the Kanhangad countryside.
Source: Wikipedia contributors, "Altharakkal Sree Muthappan Madapura", Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altharakkal_Sree_Muthappan_Madapura
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