Palkulangara Devi Temple

Palkulangara Devi Temple
Palkulangara Devi Temple Location in Kerala
Geography
Coordinates	8°28′28″N 76°56′51″E / 8.47444°N 76.94750°E / 8.47444; 76.94750Coordinates: 8°28′28″N 76°56′51″E / 8.47444°N 76.94750°E / 8.47444; 76.94750
Country	India
State	Kerala
Location	Palkulangara, Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram
Culture
Primary deity	Durga
Architecture
Architectural styles	Traditional Kerala style
History and governance
Governing body	Palkulangara Devi Temple Trust

Palkulangara Devi Temple (Malayalam: പാല്‍കുളങ്ങര ദേവി ക്ഷേത്രം) is a Hindu temple in Palkulangara,^[1] Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. This place is around 1 km from Pettah Junction, 700 m from West Fort Junction and 1.5 km from Chakka bypass Junction. It is about 1.5 kilometres to the west of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram city. Now the temple is under the control of Sree Palkulangara Devi Temple Trust. The temple is an excellent example of Kerala Vasthu Vidya. The abode of Sree Palkulangara Devi is one of the most ancient temples in Kerala, which preserves the beauty and atmosphere gifted by nature. A kavu is also there in the temple.

Locate

Coordinates - 8°29'15"N 76°56'1"E

History

Legend has it that the main deity was installed by Arjuna. After installing the deity, Arjuna sent an arrow to the ground and it made way to a pond of milk, and the milk from the pond was used for Abhisheka. Palkulangara means the banks of the pond of milk(Pal - Milk, Kulam - Pond, Kara - Banks). The pond in the back of the temple.

Ancient Recordings

This temple is also recorded in the stories of Nala and Damayanti. There is a section in which Nala asks his messenger swan to visit Palkulangara Devi and take the blessings of the Goddess en route to delivering the messages to his lady love Damayanti. The existence of this temple is recorded in many ancient scriptures.

Deities and Sub-Deities

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The Goddess Durga is the main deity in this temple. One important aspect of the temple is that the deity appears as Durgabhagavathi, an avatar of AdiParasakthi. Karthika is considered as the star of the deity.

There are many upadevathas (sub-deities) adjacent to the temple, and it has been remade, according to the Deva Prashnam by expert astrologers recently.

The main upadevathas on the premises are

Darshan

Morning - 5.30 to 10.00
Evening - 5.00 to 8.00

Festivals

The festivals in this temple are:

Meena Bharani Mahostav — Annual Festival that falls in the month of Meenam.
Mandala Vratham — Festival in connection with the annual Utsavam of Sabarimala.
Vinayaka Chathurthi — Pooja to the Lord Ganapathy.
Pooja Vaypu — Identical to Dussera festival (Saraswathy Pooja and Vidyarambham).
Karthika — Kazhchakula Samarpanam, Navakabhishekam, Karthika Pongala, Annadhanam (all months).
Ayilya Pooja — Milk, flowers etc. offered to serpent god and special rites. Monthly Pooja in Ayilyam day except in the months of Mithunam and Karkidakom.
Ayilyolsavam — Nagaroottu and Sarpabali in the month of Thulam
Ramayana Parayanam and Bhagavathi Seva — All days of Karkidakom (evening).
Vavu Bali — In the month of Karkidakom.

References

↑ http://wikimapia.org/postal/india/Kerala/Thiruvananthapuram/Palkulangara Wikimapia

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