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Late medieval · Hindu · India

Pulimukham Devi Temple

Thazhava, Kollam district, Kerala · 9.0931°, 76.5535°

Bhadra BhagavathiUndeterminedTraditional Kerala
Sacred since
1600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
reckoned about 400 years old
Undetermined

History & significance

A Bhagavathi temple in the Thazhava neighbourhood of Kollam district, reckoned about four hundred years old and built in traditional Kerala style, with a number of subordinate shrines and a round of seasonal festivals.

Sthala katha — the legend

A kavu of serpent gods and the temple's Karimbana and Ezhilam Pala trees are worshipped in the belief that gandharvas and yakshis live in them.

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Sources

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