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Kerala Temple Opens Sacred Space to All Communities
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In a significant move, the centuries-old Pilicode Rayaramangalam temple in Kasaragod district, Kerala, has opened its inner quarter (nalambalam) to devotees from all communities, marking the end of caste-based entry restrictions.
About the Temple
- Sree Rayaramangalam Bhagavathy temple is located at Thottam-Padne Road at Pilicode in Kasaragod district, Kerala.
- The temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhadrakali.
- Its rituals are managed by priests from the Kalagattathil illam, an ancestral Brahmin family.
- The temple has long adhered to strict customs.
- Only the tantri has access through the narrow passageway between the inner quadrangle and the sanctum sanctorum. Complex rituals are performed in that space.
- Traditionally, only Brahmins and Ambalavasis had unrestricted access to the nalambalam, while individuals belonging to certain other castes, including Nairs and the Maniyani community, were permitted entry only on specific ceremonial occasions such as poorolsavam and patolasavam.
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