Nooranad Padanilam has the a history of an intense war . The origin of war was the border conflict between two erstwhile kingdoms, northern and southern. The people in the area sided with the two kingdoms and continued the war for decades. One side consisted of 'Noorukodi Unnithans' and 'Kadackal Karuppans' and the other side 'Vettathasaans' and 'Velladickal Karuppans'.
The first war is believed to have occurred between BC-645 and BC-700, led by the Marthandavarma King on one side and the Kayamkulam King on the other. The 22 'karakals' of Nooranad took side with the two kings. The Southern parties built their fort and other arrangements in the eastern part of the temple. The northern parties built their fort in the west part.
The common people in the region started worrying about the devastation of the war and approached the ' Pazhoor Panamana Thampuran' to find a solution to end the war. He tried to intervene but the warring parties were not in a position to stop. He made a tent in the Eastern part of the temple and started a fast unto death. But that also did not deter the warring parties. But when he was on the verge of death due to the fast, the parties fearing the 'Brahmanasaapam' (The curse of Brahmana) agreed to stop the war. They demarcated the boundary in a North-South direction and stopped the war in the name of Parabrahma, the presiding deity of the temple. |
