Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple
Thrissur district, Kerala
Sree Kurumba Bhagavati Temple is a Hindu temple at Kodungallur, Thrissur District, Kerala state, India. It is dedicated to the goddess Bhadrakali, a form of Mahakali worshipped and significantly revered in Kerala. The goddess is known also by the names "Sri Kurumba" and Kodungallur Amma. This temple is the head of 64 Bhadrakali kavus in Malabar. This Mahakali temple is one of the oldest functioning temples in India. The goddess of the temple represents the goddess in her fierce ('ugra') form, facing North, featuring eight hands with various attributes. One is holding the head of the demon king Daruka, another a sickle-shaped sword, next an anklet, another a bell, among others.
From the Wikipedia article Kodungallur Sree Kurumba Bhagavathy Temple, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it is
Thrissur district, Kerala. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Irinjalakuda railway station (IJK), about 19 km by road.
- By air: Cochin International Airport (COK), about 30 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Thriprayar Sree Rama Temple – Triprayar (Valapad), Thrissur district, on the Theevra (Thriprayar) river (about 28 km)
- Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur – Thekkinkadu Maidan, Round North, Thrissur (about 41 km)
- Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple – Chottanikkara, Ernakulam district (near Kochi) (about 49 km)
- Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple – Guruvayur, Thrissur district (about 56 km)
- Vaikom Mahadeva Temple – Vaikom, Kottayam district, on the shore of Vembanad Lake (about 72 km)
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