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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = Cheruvally Devi Temple<br />
| image = Cheruvally Sree Bhadra Temple.JPG <br />
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| caption = Cheruvally Sree Bhadra temple<br />
| map_type = India Kerala<br />
| map_caption = Location in Kerala<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|9|31|3.77|N|76|45|50.18|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| native_name = ചെറുവളളി ശ്രീഭദ്രകാളി ഭഗവതിക്ഷേത്രം<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Kerala]]<br />
| district = [[Kottayam]]<br />
| location = [[Cheruvally]]<br />
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| deity = [[Bhadrakali]]<br />
| festivals = Thiruvutsavam in Meenam, [[Navarathri]], [[Durgashtami]]<br />
| architecture = Traditional Kerala style<br />
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| governing_body = [[Travancore Devaswom Board]]<br />
| website = http://cheruvallydevitemple.com/<br />
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The '''Cheruvally Devi Temple'''<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-07-29 |title=Need a lawyer? Litigants in Kerala go to ‘Judge Uncle’ temple praying for a miracle |language=en |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/need-a-lawyer-litigants-in-kerala-go-to-judge-uncle-temple-praying-for-a-miracle/story-IQ5uNdR1CraUDY9cmsduAO.html |access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref> is located in the village of [[Cheruvally]] in the [[Kanjirappally]] taluk of [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-08-11 |title=In need of divine justice? Head to Kerala's 'Judge Uncle' shrine |language=en |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/watch-in-need-of-divine-justice-head-to-keralas-judge-uncle-shrine-3919293.html |access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref> Kerala state, India. The presiding deity here is Goddess [[Bhadrakali]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-26 |title=Cheruvally Devi Temple Near Chirakkadavu – Ponkunnam In Kottayam - Festival |url=https://www.hindu-blog.com/2021/08/cheruvally-devi-temple-near-ponkunnam-kottayam.html |access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref> a more fierce form of [Devi Aadishakthi. Along with Her, there are various sub-deities installed in the temple, which include [[Ganapathi]], [[Shiva]], [[Parvathi]], [[Vishnu]], [[Ayyappan]], [[Subrahmanya]], [[Durga]], [[Veerabhadra]], Kodumkali, [[Snake deities]], [[Brahmarakshasa|Brahmarakshassu]], Judge Ammavan and [[Yakshi]]yamma. Among them, the shrine of Judge Ammavan has special significance, because there is no any other place with such a deity. People believe that pleasing Judge Ammavan will solve all issues related to judicial matters, and due to this reason, many lawyers, judges and various people who are bound in or filed cases come here and worship him with coconut. The temple is estimated to be at least thousand years old which is quite unique in its customs and traditions. The temple once under the possession of [[tribes]] later came in the hands of many landlords.<br />
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==Location==<br />
The temple is located {{cvt|35|km|mi}} southeast to Kottayam, {{cvt|10|km|mi}} southwest to Kanjirappally and {{cvt|7|km|mi}} south to [[Ponkunnam]]. It is located on the Ponkunnam - [[Manimala]] route.<br />
[[File:Kusumam @ Cheruvally.jpg|thumb|left|Kusumam, [[Temple elephant]] of Cheruvally Devi Temple]]<br />
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==Judge Ammavan==<br />
The main attraction of the temple is the shrine of Judge Ammavan, who is the ghost of an extremely honest Judge who died an unnatural death. This shrine came to being only in 1978, but has already achieved statewide attention, and many lawyeres, judges and others who got accused in various cases come here and worship with coconut. The story behind this shrine is as follows:<br />
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Ramavarmapurathu Madom Govinda Pillai, a native of Cheruvally, was the Judge of [[Travancore]] Sardar court. He was well-respected by all his colleagues, and the then King of Travancore, [[Dharma Raja|Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma]], popularly known as 'Dharma Raja', supported him very much. But once, due to some terrible circumstances, he had to execute his nephew Padmanabha Pillai in a crime which he did not commit. When Pillai came to know that he was mistaken, he was overcome with grief, and told the King to execute him. The King reluctantly agreed his proposal, and Pillai was executed brutally. Since he had an unnatural death, Pillai's ghost began to cause troubles in various places, and to pacify it, a sub-shrine was constructed here. Installed many devotees conducted ''ada nivedyam'' vazhipadu for success in legal cases and studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cheruvallydevitemple.com/pooja.php|website=cheruvallydevitemple.com|title=The legends|access-date=2016-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117212107/http://cheruvallydevitemple.com/pooja.php|archive-date=17 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{official website|http://cheruvallydevitemple.com/}}<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC0ILA6ll5c Video]<br />
* [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sJNwtjWSofk YouTube - Cheruvally Devi Temple]<br />
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