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Karikkode, Thodupuzha, Idukki district, Kerala · 9.8998°, 76.7279°
A goddess temple at Karikkode near Thodupuzha in Idukki district, believed to be about 460 years old, where Bhadrakali presides with subordinate shrines to Shiva and Ganesha.
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 holds that a raja of Vadakkumkoor undertook long penance and prayer to bring the Kodungallur Bhagavathy to this temple.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Vadakkumkoor
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