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Mutta Pathi (Tamil:முட்ட பதி), is one of thePancha pathi, which are the primarycenters for worship of the Ayyavazhi. This is the third important pilgrim center ofAyyavazhi. This place earn the religious importance inAkilam from the event that,Ayya Vaikundar is given twoVinchais here byNarayana under the Sea; One just before the arrest of Vaikundar bySwathi Thirunal and the second after the completion ofThuvayal Thavasu.
Also, this is the place where the second phase of Thuvayal Thavasu is carried out byThuvayal Pandarams after completing it inVakaippathi for about six-months. Alongside ofSwamithoppe, it attracts a huge amount of devotees annually across southernIndia.
After the Trail with the King of Travancore,Vaikundar reachedSwamithoppe and instructed his followers to go for theThuvayal Thavasu atVakaippathi. As per, 700 families participated in the mass-austrity. They completed aTavam of six-months. Then as per the instruction ofAyya in the dream of one of the participants, they all moved to Mutta pathi.
That place was then owned bySiva Loganatha Iyer who worked in the palace of theKing of Travancore. God appeared to him in his dream and order him to grant that land to theThuvayal pandarams. So he went to the spot where he wondered to witness the whole mass of 700 families. He by doubting the geniunity of their Tavam, he asked them that,"If your austrity is true make all the coconuts from these trees to fall off. If so I will give away this land for you people to construct a temple." Hearing this they all pray sincerely towards God facing the Sea. Wonderfully, all the Coconuts fall of before the closure of the prayer. Iyer was moved by witnessing this scene and grant that 1-acre (4,000 m2) of land for them.
This Mutta Pathi was the place whereKrishna during theDvapara Yuga, constructed a fort in order for protecting thePandavas from theKauravas and ruled over it.Akilam calls it as 'Muttappathi Nadu' and also treats this place with highSacrement and importance.
ThisPathi is located 14 km South-east toNagercoil 3 km North toCape Comorin in the Sea-shore. It was also located 7 km east toSwamithope. It also lies half-a-way between the historicalCircular fort and theKanyakumari the Southern tip of theSub-continent. There is a direct bus service fromNagercoil to here. Mutta Pathi is located at8°03′N77°20′E / 8.05°N 77.33°E /8.05; 77.33
The present construction was established there and was under the direct control of thePayyan dynasty and later, due to some litigations, the land was auctioned by the government. Those who got the land in the auction conducted the dailyPanividai. Now, their descendants conduct the panividai and administer thePathi and is managed by a Trust. The sea near this place is called the 'milk-ocean'.Theerthakkarai, located 0.6 km south-east of Muttapathi is the second holiest sea theertham as per Akilam. It was sanctified by the fact that the second as well as the thirdVinchai to Vaikundar is offered here.
Regarding religious importance, this Pathi is important next toAmbala Pathi andSwamithope pathi, since the second and thirdVinchais, which are the important instructions for the incarnational activities ofVaikundar was given byNarayana from here. Also this center gains additionally the importance that, theThuvayal thavasu was also held here, though the first phase of it was conducted inVakaippathi. Then it was also important and sacred even before the incarnation of Vaikundar right from theDvapara Yuga, SinceNarayana asKrishna ruled this place.
As all otherPathis, also here in Mutta Pathi, thePalliyarai forms the inner and the central spot of the whole architecture. An inner corridor, which allows the worshippers to circum-ambulate, surrounds the Palliyarai. In front of this inner corridor, there is a hall in which the prayers are conducted.Sivayu Medai is located in the south of Palliyarai and theVahana Purai (which house Vahanas) in the Far South. TheFlag pole is placed some 50 feet (15 m) apart fromPalliyarai. Then the Outer-corridor surrounds all these which allows the worshippers to circum-ambulate the wholePathi.
Though thePanividais are conducted thrice a day the special panividais are on every Sundays. TheKodiyetru thirunal is celebrated here during theTamil Month ofPanguni starting from the second Friday ofPanguni and last for eleven days. TheThiru-eadu Vasippu here is celebrated here for seventeen days starting from the second Friday of the Tamil month ofKarthigai.
Another important festival celebrated byAyyavazhi followers centering Muttappathi is thePanguni Theertham. It is a One-day-festival celebrated on the Second Friday of Tamil month Panguni. On that day people fromSwamithoppe march in great numbers to Muttapathi under the leadership ofPayyan.
8°05′42″N77°33′33″E / 8.095127°N 77.559222°E /8.095127; 77.559222
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