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High medieval · Hindu · India

Mukkolakkal Bhagawathi Temple

Sreevaraham, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala · 8.4700°, 76.9600°

Mukkolakkal Bhagavathi (form of the Goddess)Undetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shakta shrine at Sreevaraham in Thiruvananthapuram whose swayambhu image is the object of a wide following in southern Kerala. Navaratri and the Ooruttu Mahotsavam in March–April are its principal festivals.

Sthala katha — the legend

The shrine is said to have begun when a child at play struck a rock that then bled, and diviners pronounced the stone divine.

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Sources

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