PALLASSANA PAZHYAKAVU

Meenkulathikkavu is the oldest temple of Pallassana with mysterious origin.Tradition has is that centuries ago three families belonging to the Veerasaiv Vellaar Mannadiar clan worshipped Goddess Meenakshi as their deity.Acute pastures.Soon after their worship of their destiny in Madurai one of them took a stone from there along with their other possessions.Worshipping their stone as their friend,philospher and guide, they trekked several places before reaching pallassana.Enchanted by the sylvan sorroundings of the villages they settled there and prospered in the diamond trade.Whenever they went on business, they offered their customary prayers to the famliy deity. An aaged member of their clan as was his wont, went for a dip in the tank,before leaving for Madurai.He left his saleable goods and palam leaf umbrella in the care of two youths, when he came back, he was shocked when could not lift the things he had left with the yourths.An astrollger said that goddess Meenakshi had manifested herself under the umbrella and that was whu this umbrella could not be moved.The place came to be known as kudamannu.

Huge crowds came to the place to witness the miracle.Reports claim that only after four centuries,the present Meenakshi temple and the adjacent temple tank came into being on a four acre plot.A Thirumandiram stands in testimony of the event.The mannadiar clan has grown into 200 more veedu and they conduct VISHU FESTIVAL-KANYARKALI, KATHAKALI FESTIVAL ,NAVARATHRI,PONGAL, ETC..