Valayanad Devi Temple
| Valayanad Devi Temple | |
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 Location in Kerala
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| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 11°14′37″N 75°48′13″E / 11.24361°N 75.80361°ECoordinates: 11°14′37″N 75°48′13″E / 11.24361°N 75.80361°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Location | Valayanad |
| Culture | |
| Sanctum | Goddess Parvathy |
| Architecture | |
| Architecture | Dravidian architecture (Kovil) |
Sree Valayanad Devi Temple dedicated to Bhagavathy, is situated in Valayanad near Kozhikode in North Kerala, India.
Valayanad Bhagavathi is the family deity of the Zamorin Kings ( Ilayidath Swaroompam ), who ruled Kozhikode in the medieval period. Legends say that in a fight between the Zamorin and Valluva Konathiri (the king of Valluvanad), the Zamorin got defeated in spite of having better military and financial might. The Zamorin pondered this, and decided that the Bhagavathy's blessings were with Valluvakonathiri. The Zamorin undertook Tapas in disguise, at Thirumanthamkunnu temple, the family temple of Valluvakonathiri, until Devi manifested before him.
Valayanad Devi temple, dedicated to Bhagavathy, is situated in Valayanad on Mankavu Govindapuram route in the city of Kozhikode. The temple, which faces north, has four gopurams. The Devi temple at Valayanad has its own distinct identity and is different in several respects from other Devi temples in India. It is one of the Saktheya temples where pujas are performed in accordance with practice of Ruruji worship. The presiding deity of this temple is the goddess from Kashmir, known as Chandika, also called Mahartham and Kalasarppini.
The Sreechakra, designed by the great Sivayogi Thayyavur Sivasankar, remains in the sanctum sanctorum, where the presence of the goddess is believed to be ever present. Idols of Shiva, Thevaara Bhagavathi, Lord Ayyappa, and Vigneswara, Ksethrapaalan (Lord Subrahmanya) are also consecrated in this temple. In the sanctum sanctorum on the southern wall idols of Sapthamathrukkal ( seven mother Goddesses) is encarved. An important ritual conducted in this temple is the Guruthy Tharpanam.
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