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Parumala Valiya Panayannarkavu Devi Temple

Parumala, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala · 9.3323°, 76.5372°

Bhadrakali (with the Sapta Matrikas) and ShivaUndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded; described as very ancient
Undetermined

History & significance

Set on an island in the Pamba at Parumala, this is reckoned one of the three foremost Bhadrakali temples of Kerala and also counts among the 108 Shiva temples of the state; it is referred to in classical Malayalam literature.

Sthala katha — the legend

Tradition holds that Parashurama installed the Shiva image here, and that the sages Durvasa and Narada installed the goddess in the Treta Yuga.

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Sources

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