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High medieval · Hindu · India

Cheruvally Devi Temple

Cheruvally, Kottayam district, Kerala · 9.5177°, 76.7639°

BhadrakaliUndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
reputedly over 1,000 years old
Undetermined

History & significance

A Bhadrakali temple in Cheruvally village, Kanjirappally taluk, some 35 km south-east of Kottayam, reckoned to be at least a thousand years old. A subsidiary Judge Ammavan shrine was added in 1978.

Sthala katha — the legend

The Judge Ammavan shrine honours a Travancore judge who condemned his own innocent nephew and then sought his own execution; his restless spirit is said to have troubled the place until the shrine was raised to appease him.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined