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Muthiri kinaru (Tamil: (unicode:முத்திரி கிணறு)) is the sacred well located in the north-western corner of Swamithoppe village. This is the famous theertha of the temple. It was located half a kilometer west from the main Pathi. Historically, this well plays a major role in joining the people in this part of the country, breaking the caste based discrimination preveals among them. Before and during the period of Lord Vaikundar, this part of the subcontinent was under the grip of feudalism, casteism and untouchability. There were separate wells and tanks for each caste, and people from the other caste were not allowed to draw out water from those wells. As in the Vinchai, since the social aim of 'uplifting the lowely treated people in the society' occupies a major part in the spiritual mission of Vaikundar which is projected towards the ideal Dharma Yukam, he wanted to stop this evil practice. So as the first step to reach this aim, this well is established at Swamithoppe. Apart from religious sacredness this well was also a historical icon since it was the first well in this part of the country where people could use water freely irrespective of their caste. ==History== By the year 1840 after the completion of the Six-year Tavam of Vaikundar, the Thuvayal Thavasu practiced at Vakaippathi and Muttappathi for about one year by 700 families get completed and they reached Swamithoppe. And after several ritual practises of Ayyavazhi originated. Some, especially the prayers formes are continued as followed during the Thuvayal Thavasu period and some get originated as per the instructions of Vaikundar. In that series, Akilathirattu speaks of a well as, ''"the eighteen castes assembling in one place, and bathing from the same well."'' This refers to the prevalence of a seemingly innocuous practice of the people, gathered around Vaikundar, bathing together from the water of this well. People of different castes bathed together at this well, mindless of their social differences. Physical closeness was necessitated, mainly because of the smallness of the well. Besides bathing, they drank this water as cure for their illness. They cooked their food with the use of this water, and eat ''in community feast along with Vaikundar.'' In the course of events, the well and its water seem to have acquired religious significance to the people of Ayyavazhi. The act of bathing, drinking a few drops of it, and cooking the food with this water came to be repeated with a ritual fervour. People began to consider the well a sacred one, and the water as having miraculous powers to heal sickness. A couplet from the Saattu Neettolai of Arul Nool reads as, "every one is drinking the milk of the well around which miracles are growing." And by these quote it seems that Akilam itself accredit the well as a sacred one. People consider it a religious obligation to bathe and drink at least a few drops of water from this well. People from far and wide and of different castes congregated there to draw out water for bathing and drinking. Lord Vaikuntar used the holy water from the well and the holy mud to cure the people of their illness. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Muthiri kinaru」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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