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Attukal Temple

Overview

•The Attukal Bhagavathy Temple is a Hindu shrine located at Attukal in Kerala, India.
•It is situated near the heart of the city, two kilometres away from the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, East Fort, in Thiruvananthapuram.

Highlights

The Attukal Bhagavathy Temple is a Hindu shrine located at Attukal in Kerala, India.
It is situated near the heart of the city, two kilometres away from the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, East Fort, in Thiruvananthapuram.
The goddess of the temple is identified with Bhadrakali, mounted over a vetala.
She is also identified with Kannagi, the heroine of Ilango Adigal's epic Cilappatikaram.
The temple is renowned for the annual Attukal Pongal festival, in which over three million women participate.

Dress Code

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

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Visit Attukal Temple

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The Attukal Bhagavathy Temple is a Hindu shrine located at Attukal in Kerala, India. It is situated near the heart of the city, two kilometres away from the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, East Fort, in Thiruvananthapuram.

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Pongala festival

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Attukal Pongala is the main. Attukal Pongala Mahotsavam is a 10 days festival which falls on February – March every year (Malayalam month of Kumbham).

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Other festivals

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The other festivals in this temple are: Mandala Vratham – Festival in connection with the annual Utsavam of Sabarimala Vinayaka Chathurthi – Pooja to the Lord Ganapathy Navaratri and Pooja Vaypu – Identical to Dussera festival (Saraswathy Pooja and Vidyarambham) Sivarathri – Siva Pooja Karthika – Karthika Deepa Ayilya Pooja – Milk, flowers etc. offered to serpent God and special rites Aiswarya Pooja – On all full moon (Pournami) days Nirayum Puthariyum (Ramayana Parayanam) – During the month of Karkadakam Akhandanama Japam – 4th Sunday of every month

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