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High medieval · Hindu · India
Padiyanoor Devi Temple
Poovachal, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala · 8.5369°, 77.0869°
Chamundi Devi, a fierce form of KaliUndetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
An old goddess temple at Poovachal, about 30 km from Thiruvananthapuram, where Chamundi is the cardinal deity and subsidiary shrines hold Yakshiyamma, Ganapati, Yogeshwara, Nagar and Brahmarakshas. Its three-day Makam Thozhal in Meenam is the year's main observance.