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North Paravur in the Ernakulam district of Kerala is famous for its Dakshina Mookambika temple. This temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati is accorded the same status as the Kollur Mookambika temple in Mangalore. Here...
Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple is perhaps the most famous Goddess temple in Kerala. The temple complex houses two main temples at different levels – Melekavu (the shrine above) and Kizhekavu (the shrine below). At Melekavu,...
When you pray at the Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Temple, you kind of get the feeling that you are at the Guruvayoor Sree Krishna Temple. Apart from the obvious similarities that they are both dedicated...
The Parabrahma Murthy Temple at Ochira is unique in several aspects. To start with, this ‘temple’ is not a temple in the strict sense of the term. The first thing that you see upon...
I started the New Year by visiting three temples in Alappuzha and one in Kollam district. It was a family trip with my husband, kids, parents and sister and her family. We started from...
One of the most prominent Devi (Goddess) temples in Kerala, the Kumaranalloor Devi Temple is believed to be more than 2400 years old. It is also one of the 108 Durga Temples consecrated by...
Serpent worship is common among Hindus. It is particularly common among the Hindus of Kerala. The state has several temples dedicated to the worship of serpents (nagas). The most famous among these are the...
Cherpulassery Ayyappan Kavu is the most famous Ayyppan temple in the Malabar region (the districts Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram and Kozhikkode) of Kerala. Another specialty of this temple is that it is one of the...
Lakshmana Perumal Temple at Thirumoozhikkulam is one of the four temples that devotees visit in the month of Karkidakam as part of the sacred Nalambalam Thozhal pilgrimage. Since Lakshmana is the third of the...
Situated on the banks of River Nila (Bharatapuzha), Nhanghattiri Bhagavathi Temple is one of the 108 Durga Temples consecrated by Parasuram. It is also one of the most famous temples dedicated to the Goddess...