Sethubandhanam at Sreeraman Chira Chemmappilly
Sethubandhanam at Sreeraman Chira or Chira kettal is a Hindu ceremony reminiscent of the Sethubandhanam where Hanuman and his army built Rama Setu to reach Sri Lanka and rescue Sita from the Rakshasa King, Ravana.[1][2][3] It is annually conducted at Sreeraman Chira, a 900 hectares of paddy field situated in Chemmappilly near Triprayar in the Thrissur district of Kerala state in India.
Binding of the bund
The Chira kettal (binding of the bund) is a sacred religious ceremony performed by a team of priests from Thriprayar Temple. When the ceremony happens, Thriprayar Temple is closed early after performing the Deeparadhana (Evening pooja) and Athazhapooja (Night pooja). Earlier workers who built chira belonged to the backward Vettuva community and the performance of pooja is done by Brahmins. It is believed that after finishing the poojas at Thriprayar Temple, the God Thriprayar Thevar comes to the river in front of the temple and goes on a crocodile to the place of ceremony. At this time one can see a number of strong waves in the river as a symbol of god's movement. It is also believed that a heavy rain will come on this day which will fill the entire paddy field of Sreeraman Chira with water.
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References
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- Sreenilayam Sukumara Raja (1983). Thriprayar Sreeramaswamy Kshethram, (Malayalam: തൃപ്രയാർ ശ്രീരാമസ്വാമി ക്ഷേത്രം) p.21-22. Nambeesans' Lakshmi Publications, Thriprayar.
