1. MANNARSALA
According to Hindu mythology and the beliefs of majority of
Indians, snake is god and offer milk and eggs on auspicious days like
Nagapanchami and Nagulachavithi. In many temples idols of snakes are worshipped
by people. Idols of snakes are also worshipped along with many of the Lord
Shiva temples. The largest and the most famous of the snake temples in India,
the Nagaraja Temple is located at the town of Mannarsala in Kerala, where more
than 30000 stone snake images are exhibited within its compounds. According to
the local legends the temple to be 3000-years-old.
http://www.mannarasala.org/
2. NAGERCOIL : -
Nagaraja Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god
Nagaraja located at the center of Nagercoil in KanyakumariDistrict.
The town name Nagercoil came from this Nagaraja Temple. Nagercoil means that
temple of Nagaraja(Naga=Snake and Raja=King). The Five
Headed-Serpentis the main deity and name of the town Nagercoil came from this
god.
There is a traditional story behind this Nagaraja
Temple. According to sthalapuram of the temple, one day when a girl was cutting
grass, blood began to spurt from below. Immediately she discovered that the
sickle had cut into the head of a five-headed serpent. Stunned with fear the
girl fled to the nearest village and reported what she had seen. People in
large numbers gathered to the spot and witnessed the miracle with their own
eyes. With the help of villagers, the place was cleared and preserved for the
purpose of worship. They built a small temple in the locality and worshipped
the five-headed serpent. Hearing that the miracle happened at this place people
from different places used to visit this temple and offer poojas. Nagaraja
Temple in Nagercoil is one of the very famous temple in Kanyakumari district.
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