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	The Hindu : Kerala / Pathanamthitta News : `Move to sideline Pandalam Palace in Sabarimala affairs'
		Ilaya Raja of the Pandalam Palace Uthradomnaal P.R. Rajaraja Varma inaugurated the fast by lighting a ceremonial lamp in a specially erected pandal at Pandalam junction at 9 a.m.
		Pandalam Palace Managing Committee president P. Ramavarma Raja and secretary P. Rajaraja Varma have alleged that the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) was trying to alter many an age-old custom and tradition in Sabarimala.
		They alleged that the move to "belittle the Pandalam Palace" in connection with the Sabarimala affairs was part of this TDB game plan.
	www.hindu.com /2006/08/10/stories/2006081012540300.htm (243 words)

	Royal Family Of Pandalam - Website Of Lord Ayyappa And Royal Family Of Pandalam
		Pandalam in Kerala is the chosen and blessed place where Lord Ayyappa, the presiding deity of Sabarimala had had His human sojourn as the son of the Raja of Pandalam.
		The Pandalam kingdom was established around 79 ME (903 AD) by the Pandalam royal family who are the descendents of the Pandya kings of Madurai.
		According to the Travancore State Manual, the Rajas of Pandalam " were always friendly to the Kings of Travancore.” By the time, all members of the family reached Pandalam and a full-fledged kingdom was established, it was 370 ME (1194AD).
	www.ayyappa.com /RoyalFamilyOfPandalam.htm (471 words)

	The Hindu : Reader's Mail
		Considering this as the root cause of the backwardness of this area, a proposal for the formation of a new district, ie., Central Travancore district, has been in the air since the late eighties.
		The proposal proceeds to include Thiruvalla taluk wholly and parts of adjoining Mallappally and Kozhencherry taluks, the panchayats of Pandalam, Thumpamon and Pandalam-Thekkekkara of the present Pathanamthitta district and Mavelikara and Chengannur taluks wholly and parts of the adjoining Karthikappally taluk of Alappuzha district in the new district with Thiruvalla or Mavelikara as its headquarters.
		It may be noted that a major chunk of the culturally renowned Onattukara will be part of the new district along with the Thiruvalla-Kumbanad NRI belt, which accounts for a substantial inflow of foreign currency.
	www.hindu.com /2004/03/31/stories/2004033102270500.htm (477 words)

	Sabarimala controversy reaches Kerala High Court - Printer Friendly Page - India - Telugu Portal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Legend has it that Lord Ayyappa, the deity at Sabarimala temple, is a member of the Pandalam royal family and the heir to the royalty.
		The Pandalam Palace is situated in the state's Pathanamthitta district.
		The present king of the Pandalam royal family V. Rama Varma Raja, who is also the president of the Pandalam Royal Family Association, filed the petition.
	www.teluguportal.net /modules/news/print.php?storyid=8264 (398 words)

	Shabarimala - Indian Temples
		As advised by the Lord, the Raja of Pandalam constructed the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala.
		PANDALAM VALIYAKOYICKAL TEMPLE: According to legend Ayyaappa as a babe was found lying on the banks of the river Pampa, by the Raja of Pandalam.
		Sree Dharmaa Sastha of Pandalam Valiyakoyickal Temple is Dharma Deva to King to Pandalam.
	www.gloriousindia.com /places/temples/sabarimala.html (2041 words)

	kerals.com: Pandalam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Pandalam in Kerala is the chosen and blessed place where Lord Ayyappa, the presiding deity of Sabarimala had had His human sojourn as the son of the Raja of Pandalam.
		The Pandalam kingdom was established around 79 ME (903 AD) by the Pandalam royal family who are the descendents of the Pandya kings of Madurai.
		The family kept on the move for over a century, finally reaching Pandalam in 79 ME. This was chosen to be the permanent home for the royal family.
	kerals.com /Kerala/news/article.php?story=20050613114138137&mode=print (453 words)

	Down To Kerala
		The Pandalam kingdom was established around 79 ME (903 AD) by the Pandalam royal family who are the descendents of the Pandya kings of Madurai.
		There are many examples of the Pandalam Rajas extending lavish help in constructing churches and mosques in their territory.
		Pandalam has a host of educational institutions ranging from schools to Post Graduate and Training Colleges.
	hikerala.googlepages.com /Tourism_Pathanamthitta.htm (1138 words)

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		Pandalam in Kerala is the chosen and blessed place where Lord Ayyappa, the presiding deity of Sabarimala had had His human sojourn as the son of the Raja of Pandalam.
		The family kept on the move for over a century, finally reaching Pandalam in 79 ME. This was chosen to be the permanent home for the royal family.
		Upon the Raja of Pandalam accepting the above proposals, the Pandalam kingdom was merged with Travancore.
	freekeralamatrimonial.com /kerals/article.php?story=20050613114138137 (490 words)

	Indiavarta.com - Sabarimala
		The connection between the Pandalam family and Sabarimala is as old as the Ayyappa myth.
		This precious set of ornaments is kept under the custody of the Pandalam royal family even today reaffirming the mythology that Lord Ayyappa was the adopted son of the Pandalam raja.
		The most famous Siva temple in Pandalam is the Mahadevar Kshetram and the lord is considered as the guardian of the land.After the kings found it difficult to reach this shrine, they invoked the Lord on to a new idol and installed it at the Kaipuzha shrine.
	www.indiavarta.com /religion/sabarimala/history.asp (1790 words)

	Tour to Pandalam, Pandalam Tours, Pandalam Pilgrim Tours, Pandalam Tours Kerala, Tourism of Kerala, Kerala Tourism
		Pandalam is a holy town near Sabrimala which is the birth place of Lord Ayappa in human form.
		Named after the Pandalam Royal Family, the city has the famous Valiyakoikal Temple which is located on the banks of river Achenkovil.
		A tour to Pandalam is not all; tourists can visit the other tourist attractions of the place.
	www.tourism-of-india.com /kerala-tour/pandalam-tour.html (509 words)

	Pandalam at AllExperts
		Pandalam is a small town in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala state, south India.
		Three days prior to the Makaravilaku festival, the sacred ornaments of Sree Ayyappa are taken in a procession from Pandalam to Sabarimala.Pandalam has a host of educational institutions ranging from schools to Post Graduate and Training Colleges.
		* Sree AyyappaIt is believed that the Pandya king came to Pandalam from Tamilnadu and settled here in the land he bought from Kaipuzha Thampan,a landlord.
	en.allexperts.com /e/p/pa/pandalam.htm (214 words)

	It's My Home......AJITH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Pandalam is a beautiful town situated on the banks of Achankovil River.
		Pandalam is also well known for Education & Literacy — “the Nalanda of Kerala”.
		In older days Pandalam was the capital city of the Pandya rajas, who ruled The Pandalam Dynasty.It is said that the word Pandalam was originated from the word “Ponthalam”.The older name of Pandalam town was “Kurumthottayam”and of MM Jn.was “Erichapoika”.
	mypandalam.rediffblogs.com /index.html (191 words)

	Sabarimala Sree Ayyappan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		During the Makaravilakku days the divine Thiruvabharanam, a set of traditional divine ornaments kept in the Pandalam Palace, situated 80 km away from Sabarimala are taken to the temple in procession.
		Thiruvabharanam is taken out of the Pandalam palace and handed over to the Devaswom Officials on 28th of Dhanu.
		In a palanquin, a representative of the Pandalam royal family accompanies the Thiruvabharanam procession.
	www.sabarimalatemple.org /thiruvabharanam.htm (173 words)

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		The World famous Pilgrim Town of Central Travancore, Pandalam, is a blessed place where Lord Ayyappa, the presiding deity of Sabarimala had had His human sojourn as the son of the Raja of Pandalam.
		Pandalam is a true tropical diversity adorned with fertile agricultural land and plantations.
		The Pandalam kingdom was established around 79 ME (903 AD) by the Pandalam royal family.The territories under the Pandalam administration extended to over 1,000 square miles mainly eastward and covered the mountain ranges, consisting of 18 holy hills including Sabarimala.
	www.spiderkerala.com /kerala/my_village/VillageInfo-1095.aspx (433 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Former royal family questions Marxist control over Sabarimala
		The Pandalam Palace authorities believe the tragedy took place because non-believers have begun meddling in the temple's affairs.
		The board has issued a show-cause notice to temple tantri Matatthil Kantararu Maheshwari, even though the priest is not an employee of the board and owes his position to the right bestowed on his family by the Travancore kings generations ago to conduct worship at the shrine.
		The sources said the board was trying to interfere in the tantri's family matters, and said the Pandalam royal family and the priestly family would jointly oppose the "nefarious" attempts to disgrace him.
	www.rediff.com /news/1999/jan/23keral1.htm (648 words)

	Contact Information
		All stories confirm that Ayyappa lived in the Pandalam Palace as the son / savior of the King.
		At the end of His life in Pandalam, He vanished into the forests and is ever since worshiped at the Sabarimala temple.
		During one of his hunting expeditions, the Raja was puzzled to hear the wails of a child on the banks of the river Pampa.
	www.tulsatemple.org /ayyappa.htm (930 words)

	Pandalam Tours,Tours to Pandalam,Pandalam Pathanamthitta Tour,Pandalam Tours Pathanamthitta,Pandalam Tours ...
		Pandalam is a holy town, second only to Sabarimala.
		Sree Ayyappa, the presiding deity of Sabarimala had his human sojourn here as the son of the Raja of Pandalam.
		Three days prior to the Makaravilaku festival, the sacred ornaments of Sree Ayyappa are taken in a procession from Pandalam to Sabarimala.
	www.kerala-hub.com /travel-destinations/pathnamthitta/pandalam.html (134 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Lord Siva then advised Manikanta to go back to Pandalam and console the King Rajasekhara who was eagerly looking forward to his return.
		He was accompanied by a number of celestial damsels all disguised as leopardesses and the gods as their cubs.
		Seeing the procession of leopardesses and their cubs headed by Manikanta bestriding an awe-inspiring leopard, the inhabitants of Pandalam were terribly frightened.
	www.blessingsonthenet.com /html/ayyappapandalam.html (408 words)

	Local Self Government
		Konni, Pulikeezhu, Kulanada, Pandalam, Ayroor, Chittar, Kozhencherry, Pallickal, Elanthoor, Koippuram, Pramadom, Ranni, Vaipur, Kodumon, and Mallappally are the divisions.
		Parakkode, pandalam, Kulanada, Elanthoor, Konni, Mallappally, Ranni, Koippuram and Pulikkeezhu are the Block Panchayats in the district.
		All rural development schemes of the State government and the major poverty alleviation programmes of the Central Government are implemented through the block offices.
	www.pta.kerala.gov.in /lsg.htm (136 words)

	Pandalam - History and Tradition
		Sree Ayyappa, the presiding deity of Sabarimala had his human sojourn here as the son of the Raja of Pandalam.
		Before proceeding to Sabarimala, pilgrims usually stop to worship the deity of Valiyakoikal Temple near the Pandalam Palace.
		Three days prior to the Makaravilaku festival, the sacred ornaments of Sree Ayyappa are taken in a procession from Pandalam to Sabarimala.
	clearblogs.com /pandalam (126 words)

	Traditional Festivites at Sannidhanam During the Pilgrimage Season
		On the night of 27th Dhanu (Jan 11th), in the presence of the Pandalam Palace Management Committee members, in the presence of the current Valia Thampuran (Punartham Nal K Ravi Varma Raja) who will hand over the `Thiruvabharanams' to Devaswom Board.
		Due to continual heating of the idol by Neyyabhishekam, Kalabhabhishekam will be conducted on behalf of the Maharaja of Pandalam on 19th January to cool the idol.
		Pandalam Elayarajah leaves his abode at Malikapuram after the Guruthi and proceeds to Sannidhanam to spend the night there.
	www.saranamayyappa.org /Traditional_Festivities_at_Sannidhanam_during_the_Pilgrimage_Season.htm (3460 words)

	Sabarimala temple to remain shut to women
		Panicker has asked the sword and the crown (thirumugham), which is placed on the deity by the Pandalam royal family, to be re-made.
		He said that Panicker had suggested that a ropeway could be constructed from the foothills to the temple and it could be done if a devotee came forward to "build a ropeway in the form of an offering".
		While the TDB is firm in going ahead with the "corrective rituals", the Pandalam Family Association has announced that it would approach the court against the findings of Panicker.
	www.whereincity.com /news/4/6488 (568 words)

	Welcome to Kudassanad.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		P.K. Kumaran of Pandalam, in his campaign to attract votes for him during the recent general election (not because I am a Communist) with firm belief that he is the right person and should win!
		An application was made, which was approved by the head clerk and the Registrar for the sale of the stamp papers.
		If this were not done, the party would not have got his papers on time, delaying the registration of the deed in Nooranadu, which is 10Kms on the other direction from Pandalam.
	www.kudassanad.com /html/gov.htm (2099 words)

	Tour to Pandalam, Tour to Pandalam Kerala, Tour to Pandalam in Kerala, Trip to Pandalam, Trip to Pandalam in Kerala, ...
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		Pandalam is one such holy center which is frequented by a large number of tourists each year.
		Pandalam is well linked by road to the other important towns of Kerala.
	www.indiaprofile.com /kerala-tours/tourism-in-kerala/tour-to-pandalam.html (381 words)

	Destination of the week
		Lord Ayyappa, the presiding deity of Sabarimala had his human birth as the son of the Raja of Pandalam.
		Sri Dharma Sastha of Pandalam Valiyakoyickal Temple is 'Dharma Deva' to the King to Pandalam.
		According to legend Ayyappa as a babe was found lying of the banks of the river Pampa, by the Raja of Pandalam.
	www.keral.com /ecom/destination/pathanamthitta.htm (1404 words)

	Pattanamthitta, Kerala, India, Important Places - Pattanamthitta, Sabarimala
		Pandalam : As a holy town, Pandalam is perhaps second only to Sabarimala.
		The Valiyakoikal temple near the palace on the banks of river Achankovil was modeled on the Sabarimala Shrine.
		Three days prior to the Makara Vilakku festival, the sacred ornaments of Sree Ayyappa are taken in a procession from Pandalam to Sabarimala.
	www.keral.4mg.com /kerala/pattanamthitta.htm (484 words)

	Kerala Piligrim Tourism-Kerala Piligrim Tours,Kerala Piligrim,Piligrim Kerala,Kerala Piligrim Vacations,Kerala Holiday ...
		According to legend Ayyaappa as a babe was found lying of the banks of the river Pampaa, by the Raja of Pandalam.
		Sree Dharmaa Sastha of Pandalam Valiyakoyickal Temple is Dharma Deva to King to Pandalam.
		One of the Major events associated with the Makaravilakku Festival is the procession of the Thiruvabharanam of Lord Ayyappa from his Temple.
	www.kerala-tourism.travelskerala.com /pilgrim_tourism.htm (430 words)

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		Ravathi Nal P. Ramavarma Raja, Valiya Raja of Pandalam Palace, and the Pandalam Kottara Nirvahaka Sangham have filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the Travancore Devaswom Board not to interfere with the rights of Pandalam Raja in the affairs of Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple.
		He said that the `devaprasanom' recommended that the `thiruvabharanam' which was kept at the Pandalam palace be replaced.
		The attempts of the Board were to keep at bay the royal family which established the Sabarimala temple and take possession of the `thiruvabharanam'.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2006071910251100.htm&date=2006/07/19/&prd=th& (292 words)

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