The sacred of river Pamba

The divine child Manikandan resting on the sands of the pamba river.The devotees consider the holy river as the one that can help them attain MOKSHA or salvation.The river Pamba invokes the whole holiness of Sabarimala and Swami Ayyappan among the 44rivers in Kerala Pamba is a bit smaller than many others in depth and length.The pamba river is called as South Ganga.The fame and name of the river is attributed to the legends related to Ayyappas birth.Pamba river traces its source to chenthamara kokka which is between the virigin evergreen forest and slopes lying to the east of Sabarimala.The river flows from 18 hills bordering the garden of Lord Ayyappa Nurtures pamba to make it the third river in Kerala State.After Sannidhanam and erumeli many rituals filled with faith in Ayyappa are performed on the bankes of the River.Among them are Pamba Bali and Pamba Sadhya.Ponnambalamedu,believed to be the resting place of Swami Ayyappan and the origin of pamba river fall under periyar tiger reserve.The origin of pamba is the border of
Pulinchimala,Sundaramala,Nagamala.The tributaries of river pamba are Peruthodu,Azhutha and Kariyilamthodu.They are fine place in the legend of Lord Ayyappa.Another major tributary which enrich pamba is kakkad river.There are two reservoirs have been built accross pamba and kakkad.This is the holy water in which people of South can wash their sins away.The most auspicious part of Pamba is the Triveni Sangamam which is the right of pamba bridge.Two branches of the river merge and this point is called Triveni Sangamam.Triveni offers salivations to fathers Lord Rama during his stay in the forest reach Triveni and believed to have paid darpan to his father.Due to this devotees take a dip at Triveni sangamam often balidarpan to their dead fathers for the rituals of the sandy banks of the river.Triveni area known for its rich herbal wealth and flora it may be due to its Purity and medicinal wealth that augments the health of the devotees.The river pamba run through three districts flowing for a distances of 176kms and merged into the Vembanad Lake.Aaranmula Paarthasarathi Temple,Thakazhi Dharmasastra Temple are the other pilgrimage center that dot the banks of Pamba.
ChakkullathKavu Devi Temple is situvated at the branch of Pamba.