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Late medieval · Hindu · India

Karikkakom Devi Temple

Karikkakom, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala · 8.5044°, 76.9036°

Chamundi Devi, worshipped as Maha, Raktha and Bala ChamundiUndeterminedDravidian
Sacred since
1400 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
reckoned over 600 years old
Undetermined

History & significance

A Chamundi temple on the western edge of Thiruvananthapuram, reckoned more than six centuries old, where the goddess is served in three distinct forms in separate sanctums.

Sthala katha — the legend

Under the Travancore Maharajas the accused were brought before the sanctum of Raktha Chamundeswari to swear their innocence, in the belief that the goddess protects the truthful and punishes the liar.

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Sources

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