[Lt_Apple]

Hi All,

Its a long time question in my heart, hope all heard and viewed kamakshi villaku.

my query is why is named so... called so... any reason ?

Bcos, its having Gajalakshmi idol with two elephants but its called as kamakshi villaku...

is the name has been changed for a period... in old ages is it called as gajalaksmi villaku and now its reformed as kamathci villaku.

Can any one know the reason. can any one help on this...

[MannoFr]

Keralaartsandcrafts.com - Lakshmi Vilakku
kamakshi vilaku or gajalakshmi vilaku
Mr. Durgadasan wrote:

"Actually the name of the lamp is "Kamatchi vilakku" only. Nowadays even the stature of devi kamakshi is also there in some lamps. But the actual meaning is not that. Devi kamakshi resides in the lamp in the form of the "light" that comes from the lamp. We consider devi kamakshi as the main source of shakti and from herself only all the other devathas gets their energy. Even today the shrine of devi kamakshi will be closed very late and opened early (considering all the powers of other deities will comes into devi kamakshi and gets energised and released by the next morning).
Our elders called the lamp which destroys our agnana as "Devi Kamakshi Lamp". As a sign of wealth and prosperity devi gajalakshmi statue occupies a place there."