Morkulangara Devi Temple
Kottayam district, Kerala
Morkulangara Devi Temple is a famous Hindu temple in the Kottayam District of Kerala state in India. The presiding deity is Bhagavathy. The prime feature of this temple is the deity having a height of more than 6 feet. It is believed that the Devi in Morkulangara temple placed in this place after killing the demon Darika.
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Where it is
Kottayam district, Kerala. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Changanasseri railway station (CGY), about 9 km by road.
- By air: Cochin International Airport (COK), about 94 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple – Ettumanoor, Kottayam district (12 km north of Kottayam on the MC Road) (about 24 km)
- Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple – Aranmula, Pathanamthitta district, on the south bank of the Pamba river (about 28 km)
- Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Swamy Temple – Ambalappuzha, Alappuzha district (14 km south of Alappuzha town) (about 34 km)
- Vaikom Mahadeva Temple – Vaikom, Kottayam district, on the shore of Vembanad Lake (about 43 km)
- Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple – Chottanikkara, Ernakulam district (near Kochi) (about 66 km)
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