history    

On astrological speculations, it was found that the decision of the King to imprison the elders of the Arathil Candoth family has incited the anger of Arathil Bhagavathi and that she has triggered off the inauspicious incidents in the Royal family expressing her displeasure over the kings decision. And the astrologers forwarned the King that similiar fate will befall the King if her ventures against the Arathil Candoth family with his evil designs.

After some time when the King, as a gesture of reconcilliation with the Arathil Candoth family offered to give them the ruling powers over the place where the ancestrial house was situated.the family elders vehemently rejected the offer and retaliated that they need no favours or charity from the King and added that as long as they have the protection from their family deity, they need not have to stoop in front of anybody else, least of all the king himself.

By the grace and providence of the Goddess, some of the family members had acquired education from the universities of Nalanda and Thakshashila. A few lucky ones had even gained English knowledge also well before the British ever came to India. And the womenfolk of the family were well conversant with the Sanskrit Scholars and eminent men of letters among the family members. The family of this glorious period it was said was even capable of building an empire at that time with all their might and resources.

Different units of the family were found spread upon the area between Eranholi Panchayath and Venduttayi.It had a pen for the sheep, built in an area of 2 acres on a plot that was called the "Attalaparambu". It had plenty of cattle and sheep and even had many elephants and horses as the wealthy and dominant families those days maintained as status symbols.these were all acknowledged as the gift of the goddess. Among that generation there was a Munsiff who was working in Tellicherry Civil Courts and also had well known Advocates and Astrologers. When the British came and had interactions with the family as a matter of convenience they usd to address this family as "A- Candeth"

Copyright@arathilkavu.com All rights reserved
Hompage history legend about family offerings trustees route map to the temple facilities for pilgrims contact us register offerings online guest book anual festival events future expansions news