PAMBUMEKKATTU MANA MANDIR, THRISSUR (Ker)

There was a time when one Mekkattu family suffered from severe poverty. The head of the family, Mekkattu Nampoothiri decided to perform penance at Thiruvanchikulam Mandir of Eranakulam; he stayed there and meditated for almost 12 years.

One night, when he went to the pond to collect water, he saw a stranger holding an unusual gem in his hands. The stranger said that it was nagamanikya (serpent stone). When Mekkattu Nampoothiri expressed his desire to see the gem closer, the stranger tossed it into his hands.

Even though Nampoothiri knew that the gem would relieve his family from poverty and make them rich, he gave it back to the stranger. The next day, he saw the stranger again who revealed himself as Vasuki.
Vasuki then manifested in the kizhakkini (eastern room) of Mekkattu Illam.

He gifted the nagamanikya to Nampoothiri. Since then, Nagaraja Vasuki and his wife, Nagayakshi are worshipped here.
It has an oil lamp known as kedavilakku (the lamp that never blows out) which is perpetually aflame. The oil n ash from the lamp are given as prasad to devotees.

The oil Prasadam is believed to have the power to cure the diseases caused due to the curse of snakes. 
The favourite offering here is ‘Kadalipazha Nivedyam'(a kind of banana). ‘Noorum Palum’ (lime n milk) is offered only on special occasions
The mandir is famous for Rahu Pooja.

Cr: internet/ Devika B
(Some images are representational)