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Kadakkal has 3 places covered here for sightseeing in Kadakkal, including Kadakkal Devi Temple, Kottukal cave Temple and Kilimarathukavu Temple. Each page lists timings, entry

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Kadakkal has 3 places covered here for sightseeing in Kadakkal, including Kadakkal Devi Temple, Kottukal cave Temple and Kilimarathukavu Temple. Each page lists timings, entry fees and directions where sources provide them.

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Kadakkal Devi Temple

Kadakkal Devi Temple is situated at Kollam District, Kerala, India. Kadakkal village is in the eastern part of Kollam District, Kerala. Kadakkal is well known for the social revolutionary activities held in the pre-independent period of India. Kadakkal is an agriculture village and it is known for its spice production. Main agricultural cultivation include rubber, coconut, tapioca and pepper.

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Kottukal cave Temple

Kottukkal Cave Temple, also known as Kaltrikkovil in Malayalam, is an existing example of rock cut architecture, built between 6th and 8th centuries CE. It is situated in the village of Kottukkal, near Anchal, Kollam district, Kerala in India. The name Kottukkal (which means Kothiya Kallu- carved rock) is a reference to rock cut shrine. There are two caves of unequal size, both facing the east with the sculpture of the main deity Ganapathy in between. The smaller cave has an idol of Hanuman and the larger one has a monolithic Nandi (bull) in it.

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Kilimarathukavu Temple

Kilimarathukavu Shiva Parvathy Temple is a Hindu temple located in Kadakkal Kollam district, Kerala, India. The temple deities include the cult images of 'Dharma Shastha', and an epithet of Ayyappan is also present within the temple. Kilimarathukavu Temple was taken over by the Travancore Devaswom Board under Government of Kerala in 2011. Kilimarathukavu Shiva Parvathy Temple is a Hindu temple located in Kadakkal Kollam district, Kerala, India. The temple deities include the cult images of 'Dharma Shastha', and an epithet of Ayyappan is also present within the temple.

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