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High medieval · Hindu · India
Poovattoor Bhagavathy Temple
Poovattoor, Kollam district, Kerala · 9.0550°, 76.7495°
BhagavathyUndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A goddess temple in Poovattoor village in Kerala's Kollam district, built in the traditional Kerala manner. It stands at about fifty metres above sea level and serves as the village's principal shrine.