Pambummekkattu Mana

Pambummekkattu Mana situates at Vadama near Mala Town, Mukundapuram Taluk in Thrissur District, Kerala. It is believed that the divine presence of “Vasuki” and “Nagayakshi” are there in the “Kizhakkini” of Pambummekkattu Mana. Daily poojas are offered to Nagaraja and Naga Yakshi residing in the eastern portion of Mekkattu Mana. The Pambu Mekkattu is spread over six acres of land with five sarpakavu. The Mekkattu Namboodiri’s also treated the outsiders but now due to the advance in medical science people rarely comes for it.

The oldest member of the family is the head of the Mana members who have covered teenage are given administrative power. A trust is formed and each trustee will get a year’s administration. The mantras and the rituals are passed from one generation to another orally. The members of the family are bound to follow the rules. The devotees are to strictly follow the instruction of the administrator. When something affects the sanctity of the premises, poojas (rituals) will be restarted only after “Punyaham” (cleansing). When such things happen snakes are seen in a waste ditch, indicating impurity.