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High medieval · Hindu · India
Varakkal Devi Temple
Westhill, Kozhikode, Kerala · 11.2898°, 75.7622°
Durga DeviUndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A seaside Durga temple at Westhill in Kozhikode, near Bhat Road beach and about 6 km from the city's railway station. It is administered by the Zamorin of Calicut and keeps Navaratri as its principal festival.