HISTORY
Posted by MURALIDHARAN NAIR on Monday, April 5, 2010
For a period of long 18 years such Mandala Poojas were conducted for 3
days during the month of December every year, concluding on the 1st
Saturday of December. In between the above the number of devotees in the
tiny Town ship started increasing day by day and When the enthusiasm
of these Ayyappa Devotees increased, a wish to have temple for Lord
Ayyappa blossomed in the minds of all and began to put their efforts
towards this end. With very great efforts, a piece of land ad-measuring
about 470 sq.mts could be purchased from the Govt. agency viz. CIDCO -
CITY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF MAHARASHTRA LTD. in
Sector-8 of Vashi, Navi Mumbai.
On this mighty land , during the year 1997, a beautiful temple was constructed for Lord Ayyappa - Sree Dharmasastha - with Sree Ganapathy, Sree Durga Devi, and Lord Siva. During the year a separate temple for Lord Muruka was constructed together with Navagrahalaya and Sarpagraha within the Sree Ayyappa Temple Complex itself, making it a Siva Kudumbam. As per the best wishes of the First Kshetram Thantri Shri Kozhikottiri Parameshwaran Nampoothiripaad and as per the advise of Jyothishi Shulapaani Variar, with a view to make the temple a MAHA KSHETRAM , during the year 2004 A Golden Flag-staff was constructed and erected in front of the temple with the other necessary paraphernalia.