Coolimuttam - 100 Agraharams Project 

Coolimuttam - 100 Agraharams Project
Coolimuttam - The name of this agraharam is familiar to few and unknown to many. It is located south of Elapully and north of Chittur. A stream of the Bharathapuzha river called Vandithode flows as Uttaravahini (northward bound) and the founders of this agraharam found it fit to place their Changu-Chakra-Venugopala-Swamy in their village.
It is located 15 kilometers from the Palakkad railway station and about 3 kilometers from the Kodumbu Subramanya swamy temple.
It is an unusual name and I am yet to get the meaning for the word. I read in some records the name as Kozhimuttam which was later anglicized to Coolimuttam. If you know the origin of the word, please share.
There is another place called Koolimuttam north of Kodungallur near the shore.
The temple is the most unusual one. For Krishna here is Chaturbhuja (4 hands). The rear hands hold the changu and chakra and the front two hold a flute.
"The personal forms of Krishna, the two-handed form and the four-handed, are completely different from the temporary universal form shown to Arjuna. The four-handed form is Nārāyaṇa, and the two-handed form is Krishna; they are eternal and transcendental, whereas the universal form exhibited to Arjuna is temporary."
When Sri C N Subramanian, the secretary of the temple, narrated the happenings which explained the turnaround of the temple, I was overjoyed.
After the Kumbabishekam in 1959 the temple barely survived and it did so with the help of the devoted few locals in this small agraharam. However Lord Narayana played his leela by delivering via Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, to a follower of Advaita Vedanta with roots to this village, the vision to reshape the village. And in 1998 June 01 the village of Coolimuttam celebrated the Kumbabishekam of the temple after a span of nearly 40 years.
The Purnavidya website has the following:
"Sri Venugopalaswamy Ashram was constructed in 2011, following the discovery by Swamini Pramananda in 1996, that the Village known as Coolimuttam Agraham was her ancestral home. The story of Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple, situated near the ashram, is remarkable in that before Ammaji's arrival, both the village and the temple had fallen on hard times. Previously the location of a vibrant community with many beautiful homes, the departure of dozens of families in search of greener pastures left the community in a weakened state. The saving grace was the handful of families who stayed in the village, devotedly supported Sri Venugopalaswamy, and took great care of the temple. In spite of their economic struggles, the villagers came together to perform a Kumbhabhishekam in 1959, the year of Ammaji's birth."
The pose in which Krishna stands is called Natvarasana (Krishna Pose)
Krishna stands holding a Murali (Flute). His left leg completely touches the ground while his right is crossed and only the toes touching the ground. It means he stands firmly within the material world and uses this as a foundation to gain spiritual consciousness. Yoga practitioners use this pose to create balance and increase concentration and awareness.
Radhe Krishna
Sriram(Hari)
100-Agraharams Project
Rama Bhagavathar Charitable Trust
July 28, 2024