Kadampuzha Devi Temple
| Kadampuzha Devi Temple, Kadampuzha, Kuttippuram | |
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| Coordinates: 10°56′33″N 76°02′40″E / 10.94246°N 76.04453°ECoordinates: 10°56′33″N 76°02′40″E / 10.94246°N 76.04453°E |
Kadampuzha Devi Temple is a Hindu temple and pilgrimage center at Kadampuzha, near Kuttippuram in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. The temple is dedicated to goddess Durga(Form of Goddess Parvati), a Devi. There is no idol in the temple.
Karthikai day in the month Vrishchikam (November–December), is considered a special day and is celebrated in a grand manner at the temple. The deity is considered more powerful on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Annadaana (food offering) is made daily at the temple. Plastic bags are not allowed inside the temple. The coconuts are to be "offered" by carrying them on a non-plastic bags.
The temple, owned by Malabar Devaswom Board under the Government of Kerala, is administered through a trust consisting of the Hindu-Variar family and non hereditary co-opted trustees.
There is another temple, Madambiyar Kavu Temple, situated a short distance away from the Kadampuzha Devi Temple, which was originally constructed and maintained by the "Thekkencheri" Nair family. The idol of the Madambiyar Kavu Temple is god Siva in his "Kirata" incarnation.
Kadampuzha, a distant hamlet in Malappuram district is just 2 km from the east of Vettichira Junction, in between Valanchery and Kottakkal on NH-17. The temple is located in Marakkara Panchayath in Tirur Taluk, Malappuram District of Kerala, India.
By Road
There are KSRTC and private buses directly plying to Kadampuzha from almost all centres of Kerala. The devotees coming by the Kuttippuram – Valanchery – Kottakkal road in N.H. 17 may get down at Vettichira Jn where from the (distance 2 km) road will lead them to the Temple.
By Rail
Devotees who come by train can get down either at Tirur station (Code TIR) if they are coming from Magalore (distance 20 km) or Kuttipuram station (Code KTU) if they are coming from Shornur (distance 19 km) from where buses and other conveyances are easily available to the temple.
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