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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = Malamekkara Mulluthara Devi Temple<br />
| image = File:MalamekkaraDeviTemple.jpg<br />
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| caption =<br />
| map_type = <!-- India Kerala --><br />
| map_caption = Location in Kerala<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Kerala]]<br />
| district = [[Pathanamthitta district]]<br />
| location = Malamekkara<br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| deity = [[Kali]]<br />
| festivals= Srattu, Jeevitha Ezhunnullippu, Appindi Vilakku<br />
| architecture = [[Kerala]]<br />
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The '''Malayalam Multicellular Devi Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] located in Malamekkara, [[Pathanamthitta]] district, [[Kerala]], India.<ref name="manorama-1">{{Cite web |title=ആപ്പിണ്ടിവിളക്കും ജീവിതഎഴുന്നെളളിപ്പും; ആചാരപ്പെരുമയിൽ മുള്ളുതറ ദേവീക്ഷേത്രം |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/astrology/astro-news/2019/04/12/importance-of-mulluthara-devi-temple.html |access-date=2021-05-19 |website=ManoramaOnline |language=ml}}</ref><ref name="keralakaumudi-1">{{Cite web |date=2021-04-22 |title=മലമേക്കര മുളളുതറ ദേവീ ക്ഷേത്രത്തിലെ അത്തം മഹോത്സവം |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=533429&u=adoor-mulluthara-temple-fest |website=keralakaumudi |language=ml}}</ref><br />
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==Legend==<br />
Throughout history, the temple has been used as a training center for [[Kalari]] and has been home to [[Kaniyar]]s who taught [[Ezhuthu Kalari]], [[Ayurveda]], and [[Astrology]].<ref name="manorama-1" /> The main ritual of the temple is [[Kuthiyottam]], a dance form created to commemorate the triumph of the goddess [[Parashakti]] over the demon [[Mahishasura]].<ref name="manorama-1" /> The dancers are considered to be the injured soldiers of the goddess.<ref name="keralakaumudi-2">{{Cite web |date=2019-04-11 |title=ഉദ്ദിഷ്ടകാര്യ സിദ്ധിയ്ക്ക് തൊഴാം മുള്ളുതറയിൽ ശ്രീ ഭദ്രാ കരിംകാളിയമ്മയെ |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=68657&u= |website=keralakaumudi |language=ml}}</ref><ref name="manorama-1"/><br />
[[File:Mulluthara_Devi_Temple_(Malamekkara,Adoor.),_Sree_Bhadra_kali_devi_&_Karim_Kali_Moorthi_Devi_Temple_(Temple)._Atham_Thirunal_Maho_ulsavam_&_Apindi_Vilakku_ulsavam_in_Atham_festival_Of_Mulluthara_Devi_Temple.jpg|right|thumb|251x251px|ആപ്പിണ്ടി വിളക്ക്]]<br />
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==Sub Deities==<br />
* [[Ganesha]]<br />
* [[Brahmarakshasa]]<br />
* [[Vetala]]<br />
* [[Serpent symbolism|Serpent deities]]<br />
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==Festivals==<br />
One of the most renowned festivals held at the temple is '''''Jeevitha Ezhunnullippu''''' With [[Appindi Vilakku]], which takes place in the month of [[Kumbha (month)|Kumbha]] (late February to early March).<ref name="nativeplanet">{{Cite web |date=2021-05-03 |title=കണ്ണാടിശിലയിലെ പ്രതിഷ്ഠയും ആപ്പിണ്ടിവിളക്കും ജീവിതയും, നൂറ്റാണ്ടുകളുടെ വിശ്വാസവുമായി മുള്ളുതറ ദേവി ക്ഷേത്രം|url=https://malayalam.nativeplanet.com/travel-guide/mulluthara-devi-temple-pathanamthitta-history-specialties-pooja-timings-and-how-to-reach-005458.html|website=Native Planet|language=ml}}</ref><br />
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* അത്തം തിരുന്നാൾ മഹോത്സവം.<ref name="keralakaumudi-3">{{Cite web |date=2023-04-29|title=മുള്ളുതറയിൽ ശ്രീഭദ്രകാളി കരിങ്കാളിമൂർത്തി ക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ അത്തം മഹോത്സവവും ഇടുക്കാളി ദേവിയുടെ ക്ഷേത്രസമർപ്പണവും മേയ് ഒന്നിന്|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=1057515&u=atham-festival-of-mulluthara-temple|website=Keralakaumudi|language=ml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208190229/https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=1057515&u=atham-festival-of-mulluthara-temple|archive-date=2024-02-08}}</ref><br />
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==In Literature==<br />
* '''''Mullutharayile Aappindi Vilakku'''''(മുള്ളുതറയിലെ ആപ്പിണ്ടി വിളക്ക്), a poem about Aappindi Vilakku at Mulluthara Devi Temple, written by [[Sathish Kalathil]], Published in [[Malayala Manorama]].<ref name="Manorama-1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/your-creatives/2023/02/25/malayalam-poem-written-by-satheesh-kalathil.html|date=2023-02-25|title=മുള്ളുതറയിലെ ആപ്പിണ്ടി വിളക്ക്|publisher=Manorama|language=ml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312111251/https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/your-creatives/2023/02/25/malayalam-poem-written-by-satheesh-kalathil.html|archive-date=2023-03-12}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://lsgkerala.gov.in/ml/lbelection/electdmemberdet/2015/422 പത്തനംതിട്ട - പള്ളിയ്ക്കൽ ഗ്രാമ പഞ്ചായത്ത്]<br />
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