Landmark of Pathanamthitta Town
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Chuttipara is
one of the main landmarks of Pathanamthitta. And this clutter of hills,
according to the locals, has a lot of Ramayana tales to tell. According to the legend,
Rama and his entourage is supposed to have rested here during their many
travels.
The idol at the
Harihara Mahadeva temple here is believed to have been the one that Rama
himself worshiped. The hills around Chuttipara - the Chelavirichapara, Kattadipara
and Pulipara are linked with the Rama lore.
There is a small
well near the Kattadipara. It is believed that Lord Rama and Sita used the
water of this well for their use. There is a popular belief that Rama and Sita
used to stay at Pulipara Guha and the rock shelf here was once, their bed.