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Sri Mookambika Mahathmyam aattakkatha
=== It is a new Kathakali story (Aattakkatha) written by Dr Ganesh Neelakanta Iyer, Progress Software, Hyderabad. Its debut performance happened on 8th February 2015 at EAP Hall in Kerala. Advise/Music were Sri Nelliyodu Vasudevan Namboothiri, Sri Kalanilayam Rajeevan. ===

Story Summary
The story tells the greatness of Lord Mookambika. Adi Shankaracharya prayed Parvathi Devi and requested her to come to his village. She accepted the request with a condition. She told him that he has to walk in front and She will walk behind him. He should never look back. At any point of time, if he looks back, She will stand still there. He agreed and they started. When they reached Kolapuram (current Kollur), with the divine power of Lord Siva there, Shankaracharya looked back and Parvathi Devi joined Siva there. In that area, there lived a demon called Kamhasura. He started praying to Siva to get the power of Indra (the God of heaven). When Siva appeared in front of the demon, he couldn't open his mouth (thus called as Mookasura)due to the power of Lord Saraswathi (Goddess of studies). Siva disappeared, Getting angry, demon attacked heaven. Indra came to Siva for rescue and Siva suggested him to prey Goddess Parasakthi along with Kolarshi (a saint who lives in Kolapuram). Parasakthi appeared and killed demons and gave peace to the universe. Demon upon killed got salvation and he requested her to know as his mother. Hence Goddess started knowing as Mookambika (Mother of Mookasura).