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Aryankuzhi, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala · 8.4649°, 76.9430°
A Bhagavathi shrine in southern Kerala whose presiding image is held to be swayambhu, self-manifested rather than installed. It serves as a local Devi centre in the Thiruvananthapuram district.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The temple's origin story tells of a child who fell on a rock that then bled; astrologers read a divine presence in the sign, and worship at the spot grew into the temple.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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