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Paloorkavu, Kottayam district, Kerala · 9.5258°, 76.9561°
A goddess temple at Paloorkavu in Kottayam district whose present structure was completed in 2001. Worship there was long held by tribal custodians under the Vanchipuzha Thamburan, and the Travancore Devaswom Board took over its rights in 1993. Note: the article's coordinate is used here in place of the Wikidata point about 5 km away.
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.
Its legend says the exiled Pandavas gave a Durga image to local tribespeople, whose improper worship turned the goddess into the fierce Bhadra and made the country uninhabitable until she moved to Valliyamkavu.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern
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