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Vellayani, Nemom, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala · 8.4456°, 76.9914°
A Bhadrakali temple beside Vellayani Lake south of Thiruvananthapuram, known for the Kaliyoottu Mahotsavam held once every three years, a festival of some sixty-five to seventy days said to be the longest continuous temple festival in south India.
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.
A blacksmith named Kelan Kulasekhara is said to have found a divine frog near Vellayani Lake and consecrated an image in which the goddess took her seat.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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