A sanctuary for spiritual serenity and solace
New Indian ExpressTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A name that rings in the sound of bells for a locality is unique. But the identity of a prayerful hamlet nestled in the heart of the capital is so merged with the subtle aspects of sound, chants and rituals that one cannot imagine the name of the place to be anything other than Sreekanteshwaram. “The entire stretch from Padmanabhaswamy temple to the area including where the Sreekanteshwaram temple used to be called Onapadanilam. It was here that the kalari veterans used to stage their performances during the Padmanabhaswamy temple festival when the ‘arattu’ procession would be held,” says Ramachandran. The latter is known as the ‘Pazhaya Sreekanteshwaram’.And the new one emerged, when an elderly woman prayed to Shiva as she was unable to visit the temple regularly.
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