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Malayalappuzha Devi Temple

Malayalappuzha, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala · 9.2881°, 76.8230°

BhadrakaliUndetermined
Sacred since
900 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
believed over 1,000 years old
Undetermined

History & significance

A Bhadrakali temple at Malayalappuzha in Pathanamthitta district whose 5.5-foot image is made in katu-sarkara-yogam and shows the goddess in her fierce form; the sanctum holds three images, used respectively for worship, abhisheka and sreebali. Its consecration is credited to the Aikireth and Eravimangalath Namboothiri families, and its eleven-day festival opens on Thiruvathira in Kumbham.

Sthala katha — the legend

Two Namboothiri pilgrims are said to have been directed by Bhadrakali herself to enshrine her at Malayalappuzha as the most auspicious place.

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Sources

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