Chakkulathukavu Bhagavati Temple – Alappuzha
April 19, 2010 by admin
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CHAKKULATHUKAVU BHAGAVATI TEMPLE – ALAPPUZHA
Chakkulathukavu Devi temple is dedicated to the Goddess Vanadurga, who is the presiding deity, has a special empathy for women and children and the temple is always crowded with women devotees. This historic temple is situated on the border of Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha, the famous rivers Pamba and Manimala flow on the either side of the temple. Naaripooja is the main event in the annual ‘Pandrandu noyambhu’ (12 days fasting) festival. Every year hundreds of devotees witness the ritual of washing the feet of a women which upholds the verses of Manusmiriti (holy book) that tells
“Yethra Naryasthu Poojayante
Remantha thathra Devatha”
It means, ‘wherever women are being worshipped, there will be glory and prosperity’