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Valapattanam, Kannur district, Kerala · 11.9246°, 75.3530°
A Bhadrakali shrine near the Valapattanam river associated with the Kolathiri rulers of Chirakkal and now a Category A temple of the Malabar Devaswom Board. The goddess is revered as the mother of Kalarippayattu, the martial art from which the temple takes its name.
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.
Tradition says Annapoornashwari sailed from Kashi to Chirakkal with Kalarivatukkalamma and Madayikkavilamma to see the Krishna temple, and never went back.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Kolathiri (Chirakkal)
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