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Chavara Thekkumbhagom, Kollam district, Kerala · 8.9633°, 76.5619°
A goddess temple at Chavara Thekkumbhagom in Kollam district where Durga and Kali are worshipped with equal standing, alongside Ganapathy, Dharma Sastha, Brahma Rakshas and the serpent deities. No documentary evidence fixes its origin.
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.
Local tradition says a wandering Brahmin and the carpenter Koyippurathu Nambeesan Aasari raised the shrine together, and that the Brahmin invoked Bhadrakali into it.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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