Mullakkal Temple

Highlights

• The Mullakkal Rajarajeswari Temple is a Hindu temple in Mullakkal, Alappuzha, Kerala, India.
• The temple was designed and built in the old Kerala style.
• The temple grounds is filled with jasmine plants, after which the place may have been named, since 'mullai' in Tamil and 'mulla' in Malayalam mean jasmine.
• There are several stories related to the origin of the temple and its foundation.
• The idol in the inner shrine is that of the goddess Durga Bhagavathy.

Dress Code

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

Festivals

• •There are many festivals associated with the Mullakkal Rajarajeswari Temple.
• •The biggest of them all is the Mullakkal Chirappu and it lasts forty one days.
• •The festival commences early in the month of Vrishchikam (Middle of November) and ends on the eleventh of the month of Dhanu (December–January).
• •The final 11 days of this festival is called the Chirappu festival.

History

• •The temple is nearly 500 years old.
• •There are many stories pertaining to the origin of the temple.
• •According to one story the idol of the goddess was brought there by a group of exiled soldiers from Thekkumkur territory.
• •They placed the idol in a jasmine garden.

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