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Anakkara, Palakkad district, Kerala · 10.8186°, 76.0789°
Counted among the 108 Ayyappan shrines of Kerala and owned by the Padinjarepat Nambiar zamindar family, this Palakkad temple keeps its annual Thalapoli on the last Saturday of Dhanu and is known for the rare Chengazhinir flower in its pond.
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.
A Cherumi couple is said to have struck a rock in the forest that bled, after which the deity was formally installed and the temple founded.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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