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Thottipal Bhagavati Temple

Thottippal, Thrissur district, Kerala · 10.4063°, 76.2403°

Bhagavathy (the Devi)UndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded; renovated in the late 19th c.
Undetermined

History & significance

A Bhagavathy temple in Thrissur district that was wrecked during Tipu Sultan's campaigns and rebuilt in the late 1800s. It takes part in both the Arattupuzha Pooram and the Peruvanam Pooram.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

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.

It is counted among the 108 Devi shrines said to have been installed by Parashurama, and the goddess is held to be the sister of Urathammathiruvadi and of the Chathakudam Sastha.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined