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<div class="nickname ib-settlement-other-name">Kaithakunnu</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od 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style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India_Kerala_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sivagiri is located in Kerala"><img alt="Sivagiri is located in Kerala" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/India_Kerala_location_map.svg/250px-India_Kerala_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="364" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/India_Kerala_location_map.svg/375px-India_Kerala_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/India_Kerala_location_map.svg/500px-India_Kerala_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="874" data-file-height="1274" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:85.22%;left:63.771%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Sivagiri"><img alt="Sivagiri" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Sivagiri</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in Kerala, India</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Sivagiri,_Kerala&params=8.739_N_76.732_E_type:city_region:IN-KL"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">8°44′20″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°43′55″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">8.739°N 76.732°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">8.739; 76.732</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/States_and_territories_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="States and territories of India">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="List of districts of India">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_district" title="Thiruvananthapuram district">Thiruvananthapuram</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Municipality</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Varkala_Municipality" title="Varkala Municipality">Varkala Municipality</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Languages<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Official</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a>, <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B5:30" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+5:30">UTC+5:30</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indian_Standard_Time" title="Indian Standard Time">IST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postal_Index_Number" title="Postal Index Number">PIN</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">695141</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Telephone code</th><td class="infobox-data">0470</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plate" title="Vehicle registration plate">Vehicle registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data">KL-81</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nearest city</th><td class="infobox-data">Varkala</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Literacy</th><td class="infobox-data">100%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a> constituency</th><td class="infobox-data">Attingal</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Civic agency</th><td class="infobox-data">Varkala municipality</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Narayana_Guru.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Narayana_Guru.jpg/120px-Narayana_Guru.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Narayana_Guru.jpg/180px-Narayana_Guru.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Narayana_Guru.jpg 2x" data-file-width="228" data-file-height="329" /></a><figcaption>Sree Narayana Guru : Spiritual Guru, a prominent Social reformer in India</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sivagiri_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Sivagiri_%281%29.jpg/150px-Sivagiri_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Sivagiri_%281%29.jpg/225px-Sivagiri_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Sivagiri_%281%29.jpg/300px-Sivagiri_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="510" data-file-height="740" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><b>Sivagiri</b> is an area in <a href="/wiki/Varkala_Municipality" title="Varkala Municipality">Varkala Municipality</a> of <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_district" title="Thiruvananthapuram district">Thiruvananthapuram district</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>. It is a pilgrimage centre of <a href="/wiki/Varkala" title="Varkala">Varkala</a> Town where the tomb, or samadhi, of <a href="/wiki/Narayana_Guru" title="Narayana Guru">Sree Narayana Guru</a> is situated. It is a place where Guru built the Sarada Temple dedicated to <a href="/wiki/Saraswati" title="Saraswati">Sarada Devi.</a> The tomb is an attraction for thousands of devotees every year, especially during the Sivagiri Pilgrimage days (Sivagiri Theerthadanam) from 30 December to 1 January. </p><p>The Sivagiri <a href="/wiki/Matha" title="Matha">Matha</a>, built in 1904, is atop the Sivagiri hill in <a href="/wiki/Varkala" title="Varkala">Varkala</a> Town. This is also the headquarters of the <a href="/wiki/Sree_Narayana_Dharma_Sangham" class="mw-redirect" title="Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham">Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham</a>, an organisation of his disciples and saints, established by the Guru to propagate his concept of <i>"One Caste, One Religion, One God"</i>. The Guru Deva Jayanti, the birthday of the Guru, and the samadhi day are celebrated in August and September respectively every year. Colourful processions, debates and seminars, public meetings, cultural shows, community feasts, group wedding and rituals mark the celebrations. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Guru's_initial_days_at_Sivagiri"><span id="Guru.27s_initial_days_at_Sivagiri"></span>Guru's initial days at Sivagiri</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sivagiri,_Kerala&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Guru's initial days at Sivagiri"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gurudevan's association with Sivagiri in <a href="/wiki/Varkala" title="Varkala">Varkala</a> in south <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a> dates back to 1904. A lover of nature and places of natural beauty, <a href="/wiki/Narayana_Guru" title="Narayana Guru">Narayana Guru</a> built a hermitage on top of the Sivagiri hill and stayed there, growing plants around it, and the once-solitary hill began to attract public attention. </p><p>At first, an elementary school was established there. A night school was also founded for the illiterate people from the marginalised communities. Many people came to Sivagiri to have a darshan of Gurudevan. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sarada_Mutt">Sarada Mutt</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sivagiri,_Kerala&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Sarada Mutt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After travelling to many places in <a href="/wiki/South_India" title="South India">South India</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> and establishing temples, he did the <i>prathishta</i> of the spiritual figure Sree Sarada at Sivagiri in April 1912. It is the most remarkable one among his consecration of temple deities. The foundation for it was laid in 1909. The same year he composed the poem "Janani Navaratna Manjari". </p><p>According to the Indian concept, the goddess <a href="/wiki/Saraswati" title="Saraswati">Saraswati</a> is the primary <i>goddess of knowledge</i>. Gurudevan called this temple, which is octagonal in shape, <i>Sarada Mutt</i>. Unlike in other temples, naivedyam (offering of food to the deity) or abhishekam (pouring oil, ghee and such on the idol) is not practiced in the temple. Devotees worship the goddess by reciting hymns. The idol of Saraswati seated on white lotus symbolizes <i>knowledge blossoming on whiteness or purity</i>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Padmanabhan_Palpu" title="Padmanabhan Palpu">Padmanabhan Palpu</a> served as the president, and <a href="/wiki/Kumaran_Asan" title="Kumaran Asan">Kumaran Asan</a> as secretary, for the Sarada Consecration Committee. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gurudevan's_concept_of_the_temple"><span id="Gurudevan.27s_concept_of_the_temple"></span>Gurudevan's concept of the temple</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sivagiri,_Kerala&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Gurudevan's concept of the temple"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In connection with Prathishta of goddess <a href="/wiki/Saraswati" title="Saraswati">Sarada</a>, grand conferences and festivals were conducted for four consecutive days. <a href="/wiki/Sree_Narayana_Guru" class="mw-redirect" title="Sree Narayana Guru">Sree Narayana Guru</a> introduced original and novel perceptions about temples, departing from traditional ideas on the subject. He shunned tantric rituals. There is no similar temple in India. Here, he established an architecture that was simple and different. For the first time in India, a temple with windows and ventilation was devised. The Guru installed a deity which was traditionally symbolic and aesthetically perfect. The highest standards of hygiene were introduced to maintain the place as a model to other temples and temple worshipers. The opening of this temple was uniquely marked by the inspirational ceremony of guest of hymns in praise of the mother <a href="/wiki/Saraswati" title="Saraswati">Sarada</a>. The Guru himself wrote <b>janani-navaratna Manjari</b>, nine Gems in praise of the mother. <i>It is not necessary to build temples in the old style by spending a lot of money</i> he ordained. Further, he also advised not to spend money on festivals and <a href="/wiki/Fireworks" title="Fireworks">fireworks</a>. </p><p><i>In temples there should be spacious rooms where people can sit comfortably and take part in discourses. There must be schools attached to all temples. There should also be amenities attached to the temples to train children in various trades. The money that comes to the temples as donation must be spent in such a way that the poor people benefit from it. It is not desirable to make ponds near temples for the worshipers to take bath. It is not possible to keep the ponds always pure. Therefore, bathrooms are to be constructed with an arrangement of small pipes so that the water will fall from above the head.</i> From these words we can clearly understand the progressive nature of Gurudevan's concept of the temple. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sivagiri_pilgrimage">Sivagiri pilgrimage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sivagiri,_Kerala&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Sivagiri pilgrimage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Sivagiri pilgrimage</i>, now known as Sivagiri Theerthadanam, was conceived by Vallabhasseri Govindan Vaidyar and T K Kittan Writer. It was duly approved by <a href="/wiki/Gurudevan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gurudevan">Gurudevan</a> in January 1928. The setting was SNDP's Nagambadam <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a> temple. It was 3pm, and <a href="/wiki/Gurudevan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gurudevan">Gurudevan</a> was resting under a mango tree, when the two presented the concept of Sivagiri pilgrimage. Before giving it his blessings he set out the goals of such a pilgrimage. He said: "Let the pilgrims congregate at the beginning of the European New Year. It should be Dhanu 16-17 in Malayalam calendar. Let the pilgrims observe 10 days' self-purification according to Sri <a href="/wiki/Buddhahood" title="Buddhahood">Buddha</a>'s principles of five purities (<i>Pancha Dharma</i>) - body, food, mind, word, deed." </p><p>He ruled that pilgrims could wear yellow clothes - the colour of the garments Sri Buddha wore. <i>Let no one purchase yellow silk because we have recommended yellow garments. Not even new clothes are required on the pilgrimage. A pilgrim can dip a white garment in turmeric water and wear after drying. The pilgrimage should be conducted with simplicity and preferably be accompanied by the chanting of hymns. There should be no shouting and pilgrims should scrupulously avoid trappings of ostentation.</i> </p><p>To Govindan Vaidyar and Kitten Writer <a href="/wiki/Gurudevan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gurudevan">Gurudevan</a> counted on his fingers the goals of the pilgrimage, explaining how to achieve them. The goals were the promotion of education, cleanliness, devotion to god, organization, agriculture, trade, handicrafts and technical training. </p><p>Finally, it was decided to start the <a href="/wiki/Elavumthitta#The_First_Sivagiri_Pilgrimage_-_Started_from_Elavumthitta" title="Elavumthitta">first pilgrimage</a> from the village of <a href="/wiki/Elavumthitta" title="Elavumthitta">Elavumthitta</a>. The S N D P unit No.76 of <a href="/wiki/Elavumthitta" title="Elavumthitta">Elavumthitta</a> selected 5 youngsters for the pilgrimage, namely, P.K.Divakara Panicker, P.K.Kesavan, P.V.Raghavan, M.K.Raghavan, and S.Sankunni. All the 5 pilgrims wore bright yellow clothes, as suggested by Sree Narayana Guru. All the way to Sivagiri, they were reciting 'Swaathanthrya gadha' – written by the great poet Kumaranaasan. They were teased with the words 'Manjakkilikal' –meaning yellow birds. They never got provoked, with a smile they moved on. The dominant thought in their mind was their mission, to reach Sivagiri, a great responsibility bestowed on their shoulders by the Sreenarayana devotees. Their mission was a great success. </p><p>He advised them to organise a series of lectures on the themes with experts conducting them. The lectures should be listened to attentively. More importantly, the principles should be put into practice. Success must accompany efforts. Only then will the country and the people benefit. This must be the core purpose of Sivagiri pilgrimage. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Festivals">Festivals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sivagiri,_Kerala&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Festivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nara_mangalore.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Nara_mangalore.jpg/180px-Nara_mangalore.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Nara_mangalore.jpg/270px-Nara_mangalore.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Nara_mangalore.jpg/360px-Nara_mangalore.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="325" /></a><figcaption>Guru Jayanthi celebration at Gokaneswara Temple, <a href="/wiki/Mangalore" title="Mangalore">Mangalore</a>, Karnataka, India</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Saraswati" title="Saraswati">Sarada</a> temple and mutt has now become a unique place of pilgrimage. The <a href="/wiki/Sri_Narayana_Jayanthi" title="Sri Narayana Jayanthi">Sri Narayana Jayanthi</a>, birthday of the Guru, and the <a href="/wiki/Sam%C4%81dhi" class="mw-redirect" title="Samādhi">Samadhi</a> day are befittingly celebrated in August and September respectively every year. On these days colourful processions, seminars, public meetings, cultural shows, community feasts and special rituals are held. In the last week of December, devotees of <a href="/wiki/Sree_Narayana_Guru" class="mw-redirect" title="Sree Narayana Guru">Sree Narayana Guru</a>, donned in yellow attire, stream to Sivagiri from different parts of Kerala and outside, in what may be called a pilgrimage of enlightenment. Seminars and discussions on various themes of modern life ranging from industrialisation to women's emancipation are held during the days of pilgrimage. The Mahasamadhi of Sree Narayana Guru also attracts a large number of devotees and tourists. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sivagiri,_Kerala&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hindu_temples_in_Kerala" title="List of Hindu temples in Kerala">List of Hindu temples in Kerala</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sivagiri,_Kerala&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 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