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High medieval · Hindu · India

Uthralikavu Rudhira Mahakalikavu Temple

Wadakkanchery, Thalappilly taluk, Thrissur district, Kerala · 10.6725°, 76.2632°

Kali (Rudhira Mahakali)Undetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A small rural shrine of the goddess Kali near Wadakkanchery in Thrissur district, best known for the Uthralikavu Pooram it hosts every February or March. The festival opens with a flag-hoisting on the second Tuesday of Kumbham and culminates seven days later, and is reckoned the second most heavily attended pooram after Thrissur Pooram.

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Sources

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