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High medieval · Hindu · India
Sri Nellikulangara Bhagavathi Temple
Nemmara, Palakkad district, Kerala · 10.5925°, 76.6032°
Nellikulangara BhagavathiUndetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
The goddess temple of Nemmara in Palakkad district, whose Nenmara Vallanghi Vela in April is built on a friendly rivalry between the villages of Nemmara and Vallangi. The festival brings Kummattikali, Karivela and a parade of caparisoned elephants.