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High medieval · Hindu · India
Adichikkavu Sree Durga Devi Kshetram
Pandanad, Alappuzha district, Kerala · 9.3325°, 76.5639°
Vana DurgaUndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
One of the older shrines of Pandanad village in central Travancore, dedicated to Vana Durga and managed by the Pandanad Karayogam; its sreekovil is built open at the top, the form prescribed for a forest Durga.