Relation with epics chadayamangalam

In the Hindu is an adherent of Hinduism, a set of religious, philosophical and cultural systems that originated in the Indian subcontinent. The vast body of Hindu scriptures, divided into Śruti and Smriti , lay the foundation of Hindu beliefs which primarily include dhárma, kárma, ahimsa and saṃsāra...
epic RamayanaRamayanaThe Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is attributed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon . The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India, the other being Mahabharata...
, Jatayu (SanskritSanskritSanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India. It is also declared as a classical language by the government of India....
: जटायू, jatāyū) is the son of ArunaArunaAruná According to Hindu mythology and Hindu scriptures, Aruná or Arun refers to reddish glow of the rising Sun. Aruná literally means redness of the rising Sun or "rising sun", which is believed to have spiritual powers...
and nephew of GarudaGarudaThe Garuda is a large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology....
. A demi-god who has the form of a vultureVultureVultures are scavenging birds, feeding mostly on the carcasses of dead animals. Vultures are found on every continent except Antarctica and Oceania....
, he was an old friend of Dasharatha (RamaRamaRama or Ramachandra is the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a legendary king of Ayodhya in ancient India...
's father). He tries to rescue SitaSita DeviSita is the wife of Rama, the seventh avatāra of Vishnu in the Hindu tradition...
from RavanaRavana
Ravana is a character in Hindu and Srilankan history, a powerful legendary king who ruled in Ancient Lanka and is the primary antagonist in the Ramayan epic....
when Ravana is on his way to Lanka after kidnapping Sita. Jatayu fought valiantly with Ravana, but as Jatayu was very old Ravana soon got the better of him. As RamaRamaRama or Ramachandra is the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a legendary king of Ayodhya in ancient India...
and LakshmanaLakshmanaLakshmana ; Javanese language: Lesmono) was the brother and close companion of Rama, and himself a hero in the famous epic Ramayana. Within a number of Hindu traditions Lakshmana is considered to be an avatara, in a secondary form to Rama's main appearance...
chanced upon the stricken and dying Jatayu in their search for Sita, he informs them of the fight between him and Ravana and the direction in which Ravana had gone (i.e., south).

In this context, the contribution of Jatayu's brother, SampatiSampatiIn Hindu mythology, Sampati was one of the two sons of Aruna and was the brother of Garuda. Sampati lost his wings when he was a child...
, is worth mentioning. Jatayu and Sampati, when young, used to compete as to who could fly higher. On one such instance Jatayu flew so high that he was about to get seared by sun's flames. Sampati saved his brother by spreading his own wings and thus shielding Jatayu from the hot flames. In the process, Sampati himself got injured and lost his wings. As a result Sampati lived wingless for the rest of his life. Another version of this story reverses their roles, saying that it was Jatayu who saved Sampati from the flames of the sun. The place where Lord Rama found the dying Jatayu was named JatayuMangalam (now known as ChadayamangalamChadayamangalamChadayamangalam is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. The place has mythological importance as having connections to the stories in the Hindu epic of Ramayana. The place is believed to have derived its current name from its old name of Jatayumangalam...
) and is in the KollamKollamKollam is a city and a municipal corporation in Kollam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It lies 71 Kilometres north of the state capital Thiruvanathapuram . It is also the headquarters of the Kollam District, one among the 14 districts in the state of Kerala...
district of KeralaKeralaKerala , is a state located in southwestern India. The state was created in 1956 on linguistc basis, bringing together those places where Malayalam formed the principal language...
. A huge rock in this place is named after Jatayu as JatayuPara and is a place of attraction for tourists.
Another claim to this spot where a wounded Jataayu was found by Lord Rama is on the outskirts of the Taaked village in Nashik DistrictNashik districtNashik district, also known as Nasik district, is a district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Nashik is the administrative headquarters of the district.-Geography:Nashik district has an area of 15,530 square kilometres...
in the state of MaharashtraMaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located on the western coast of India. Maharashtra is a part of Western India. It is India's third largest state by area and second largest by population....
. While Jataayu was wounded and laying on the ground when Lord Rama arrived, Lord Rama sensed the end result and decided that Jataayu get mokshaMokshaIn Indian religions, Moksha or Mukti , literally "release" , is the liberation from samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth or reincarnation and all of the suffering and limitation of worldly existence after realization of God...
. Lord Rama hit an arrow in the ground so as to call all seven sacred rivers, called teertha. Six rivers waters arrived, one river water failed to obey Lord Rama's call. Since Lord Rama was himself an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, He forced the Gaya teertha to arrive at the spot. Finally Jataayu was given the waters of seven rivers and He attained mokshaMokshaIn Indian religions, Moksha or Mukti , literally "release" , is the liberation from samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth or reincarnation and all of the suffering and limitation of worldly existence after realization of God...
. Today, the six river waters are seen together in one pond, whilst the seventh is few feet away as a punishment. It mixes with the remaining six waters in an invisible manner. Taaked village is a nice tourist and religious place today for locals around. A fair is organized on the Mahashivratri festival near the sacred water pond.

AISWARYA CHADAYAMANGALAM

My place chadayamangalam is a place in kollam district It is a beautiful place with a wide range of crops including rubber, coconut and pepper. main attraction of our place is jattayu rock hear you can saw the beatuful picture of nature