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. Plakulangara means the banks of the pone 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

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 remaded, according to the Deva Prashnam by expert astrologers recently.

The main upadevathas on the premises are

  1. Lord Ganesh
  2. Nagaraja
  3. Brahm Rakshas
  4. Bhairava Moorthy
  5. Madan Thampuran
  6. Navagraha

Darshan

Festivals

The festivals in this temple are:

See also

References

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