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<div>{{Other uses|Mangaladevi Temple}}<br />
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{{Infobox temple<br />
| name = Mangala Devi Kannagi Temple<br />
| image = Kannaki temple - panoramio.jpg<br />
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| caption = Kannagi temple<br />
| map_type = India Kerala<br />
| map_caption = Location in India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|9|34|55|N|77|13|59|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Kerala]]<br />
| district = [[Idukki]]<br />
| location = Peerumedu Taluk<br />
| elevation_m = 1337<br />
| deity = [[Kannagi]]<br />
| festivals= Chithra Pournami<br />
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'''Mangala Devi Kannagi''' temple is a historic temple located in the [[Idukki]] District of [[Kerala]] bordering Tamil Nadu, about 7&nbsp;km from Pazhiyankudi in [[Theni district|Theni]] district and 15&nbsp;km from [[Thekkady]] in [[Idukki district|Idukki]] district. Cheran Chenguttuvan, the king of ancient [[Tamilakam]], had erected the temple for [[Kannagi]] around 2000 years back at Vannathipaarai and called it 'Kannagi Kottam' or 'Mangaladevi Kannagi temple' and performed regular [[Poosei (Tamil)|]s. It sits at an altitude of about {{cvt|1337|m}} above the [[mean sea level]]. It is surrounded by lush greenery and is closed throughout the year except during the Chitra Pournami festival.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105110606/http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/19/stories/2011041956890500.htm Thousands of devotees throng Kannagi temple The Hindu]</ref> At other times tourists can still view it by getting a special letter from the forest ranger. The view from the temple premises is spectacular and one can see part of eastern [[ghats]] and some villages from adjacent state of Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Tourist Guide to Kerala">Tourist Guide to Kerala By Motilal (UK) Books of India, Various, V. Subburaj</ref><br />
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[[File:Mangaladevi, Thekkady Forest.JPG|thumb|A view from Mangaladevi]]<br />
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== Location ==<br />
* [http://wikimapia.org/#lat=9.5979254&lon=77.2222942&z=18&l=0&m=b&v=8 Wikimapia]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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R. Raghava Iyengar, Vanjimanagar, Madras University Publications, 1932, Tamil Nadu, India.<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131105110606/http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/19/stories/2011041956890500.htm Thousands of devotees throng Kannagi temple The Hindu]<br />
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[[Category:Devi temples in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu temples in Idukki district]]<br />
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