Agasthya Mala

Agasthya cave, agasthyamala: The mountain sanctuary, situated close to kozikode city, near the famous beach 'kappad' on the malabar coast in north kerala,known as the 'city of spices' and india's first 'city of literature'. Agasthyamala named aftrer the sage of sages Agasthya, is so high that heavens seem to rest on it and so beautiful like the garden of Eden. Its ambiance is as idyllic as it is spiritual that the unsuspecting visitor experiences transcendence - vertical towards the gods and horizontal with the omnipresent divine presence in nature. sanctified by the holy foot prints of sapta rishis, the mystic energy of Shiv-Parvati and the sojourn of Sree Ram and Hanuman.The mountain stands testimony to its own power that surmounts the test of time and the vagaries of nature. The knowledge and wisdom that emerged from Agasthya's unflinching penance in this mountain abode of the divine still continues to draw seekers, devotees and scholars.Thanks to the Tribal patriarch, 'Kuruban' his descendants of the day keep alive the worship of this holy mountain's divine and infectious energy started by him and continue to receive government patronage. The temple ruines as well as the pottery and the clay statues that were unearthed by the tribels confirm their antiquity that dates far back from the known history of the mighty agasthyamala. the present achariya of Agasthyasram Kureekkad Dr.Yogidas inspired by Avadood Sree Sudhir Vaidyaguru, erected the statue of Agasthyarishi with his consort on his lap in the cave and dedicated it on March 4, 2012. Agasthyarishi and rishika Lopamudra has been drawing devotees who offer prayers for marital bliss and fertility. Om Agathisaya namah.