Pambadi Pambumkav Snake Temple Thrissur

Pambadi Pambumkav is a famous Snake Temple located around 8 km from Thiruvilwamala in Thrissur district of Kerala, India. Pambadi Snake Temple is one of the rarest temples where snake are worshipped with all its traditional gaiety, belief and reverence. Pambadi Pambumkav is believed to be a suitable venue for neutralizing the effect of snake curse on individuals, families and locations. Health, wealth and birth in a family may affect inversely if the serpent gods are not pleased properly.

Temple Deities

In Pambadi Pambumkav, Lord Shiva and Snakes are worshipped with equal importance. Other deities worshiped here are Lord Subramanya, Maharishi who first offered the pooja, Lord Ganapathi, Goddess Durga and Sree Dharmasastha or Ayyappan.

Pambadi Temple Importance and Festivals

By making suitable offerings people can relieve themselves from the difficulties of snake curse. The birth day of snakes are observed in this temple with great enthusiasm and the offerings made on that day would be more beneficial to the respective devotees. Sacrifice for snakes (Sarpabali) is a prominent offering made here on this particular day. This is performed by dedicating flowers and a sweet porridge (Payasam) to serpent gods while chanting stanzas about the greatness of snakes. On this occasion the shrine is well decorated and the idols of snakes are smeared with holy turmeric powder. On the Ayilyam nakshatram of every month, special poojas are conducted to appease Nagaraja and Naga Yakshi.

Other important offerings are Vella Nivedyam (white raw rice with coconut pieces) and bathing of snake idols with milk which are to be carried out with proper prayers. Kootupayasam, Noorum Palum, Palpayasam, Kadalipazha Nivedyam, Manjalpodi Charthal, and Vilakkuvekkal aer some of the main offerings   

History of Snake Worship  in Kerala

In Kerala, snake worshipping is carried out with great respect and value by supreme divine formalities. That is why the idols of Naga Raja and Naga Rani are kept in separate shrines in almost all major temples in Kerala. Independent temples for snakes are very rare in India. The traditional snake worshipping in Kerala was started as per the advice of Lord Parasurama. Once, the land of Kerala was full of snakes and people expressed their inability to live on this terrifying land. Thus Parasuraman presented the matter in front of Lord Shiva whose suggestion was to please Snake Vasuki, the king of snakes. Then Parasuram approached Vasuki and revealed that the inhabitants of Kerala would provide special dedication and offerings to Snakes and asked them to co-exist with the people there by not doing any harm to the living beings. This condition was gladly accepted by Vasuki and his associates, and they danced with ecstasy. Thus the place came to know by the name Pambadi which means, ‘the location where snakes danced’. After that, Pambadi Pambumekkavu became a significant snake worshipping center in Kerala.

Contact Address of Pambadi Temple

Pambady Pampumkavu Temple

Pambady

Thiruvilwamala

Pincode - 680588

Thrissur 

Kerala

Pambadi Temple Contact Numbers

Phone: 0488 4283324; 09446234952

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