Madayi Kavu
Kannur district, Kerala
Thiruvarkadu Bhagavathi Temple is a famous temple dedicated to Bhadrakali in Kerala. The deity is the Fierce form of Bhadrakali. The Bhagavathy is addressed by tantrics in the vicinity as Tiruvarkkad Achchi due to this. The temple administration is Malabar Devaswom Board. The temple is a revered shrine of Chirakkal Royal Family and a shrine of Chirakkal devaswom before. The temple is situated in Madayi, Pazhayangadi, hence prominently known as Madayi Kavu.
From the Wikipedia article Madayi Kavu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it is
Kannur district, Kerala. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Pazhayangadi railway station (PAZ), about 2 km by road.
- By air: Kannur International Airport (CNN), about 42 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Kukke Shree Subrahmanya Temple – Subrahmanya village, Kadaba taluk, Dakshina Kannada district (on the Kumaradhara river, below Kumara Parvata) (about 99 km)
- Sri Manjunatha Swamy Temple, Dharmasthala – Dharmasthala, Belthangady taluk, Dakshina Kannada district (on the Nethravathi river) (about 130 km)
- Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple, Kateel – Kateel (Kateelu), on an islet in the Nandini river, Dakshina Kannada district (about 150 km)
- Sri Sharadamba Temple, Sringeri – Sringeri, Chikkamagaluru district, on the Tunga river in the Western Ghats (about 192 km)
- Sri Krishna Matha, Udupi – Car Street (Ratha Beedi), Udupi, Udupi district (about 193 km)
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