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Nalukulangara Maha Devi Temple

Coordinates: 9°46′50″N 76°18′17″E / 9.780583°N 76.304850°E / 9.780583; 76.304850
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Nalukulangara Maha Devi Temple
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Nalukulangara Temple
Nalukulangara Temple
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Coordinates: 9°46′50″N 76°18′17″E / 9.780583°N 76.304850°E / 9.780583; 76.304850
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code0478
Nearest cityKochi
Lok Sabha constituencyAlappuzha
Vidhan Sabha constituencyAroor
Civic agencyKuthiathode Gram Panchayat

Nalukulangara Maha Devi Temple[1] is situated in Kuthiathode Panchayath in Kerala, India. It is a prominent Devi temple in Alappuzha. It is situated 1 km from Pattukulangara Junction. It hosts the idol of the goddess Bhadrakali (popularly known as "Nalukulangara Amma") together with Sivan, Subrahmanyan, Bhalabhadra, etc. It is popularly called "Nalukulangara Mahadevi". The annual temple festival (Kodiyettu Ulsavom – Malayalam calendar Makaram — Makom Thozal and Pooram) is held there. Vrichikom 1st Pongala is a ladies' fest.

Festivals

Nalukulangara Pooram

Nalukulangara Pooram is a popular temple festival in Kerala. It is held on the Pooram (Malayalam: പൂരം, [Malayalam pronunciation: [puːɾam]]) day of the Malayalam calendar month of Makaram. Pooram is the day when the moon rises with the Pooram star. People celebrate Pooram without any religious difference.

Ponkala

Other deities

In the outer temple shrines for Shiva, Murukan, and Saraswathi are present.

References