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Kootayanimoodu, Vellanad, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala · 8.5628°, 77.0549°
An 18th-century Kerala-style temple at Kootayanimoodu in Vellanad panchayat, Thiruvananthapuram district, dedicated to the goddess Chamundeswari, a fierce form of Durga.
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 goddess is said to have been brought forth by Durga to kill the demons Chanda and Munda, and was blessed to be worshipped ever after as Chamunda.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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