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'''Othera Puthukulangara Devi Temple''' is an ancient [[Hindu]] temple situated in the Othera village of [[Tiruvalla|Thiruvalla]] [[Taluk]] in [[Pathanamthitta district]], [[Kerala]], [[India]], that is dedicated to the goddess, '''[[Durga]] [[Devi]]'''. The temple is owned by A Trust and an elected committee administrates the temple. The nearest town is [[Chengannur]] and Chengannur Railway Station is 5&nbsp;km from this temple.<br />
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==Importance And Facts==<br />
This temple is one among the thirty Durga temples of [[Central Kerala]] where the ancient [[Dravidian peoples|Dravidian]] ritualistic art form [[Padayani]] is performed annually. The ritual Padayani is seen in temples situated in places such as 'Pathanamthitta, Kozhencherry, Aranmula, Ranni, Thiruvalla and Chengannur.<br />
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[[Kolam Thullal]] is the vital part of Padayani festival in which impersonations and apparitions of both divine and evil characters are painted on [[areca palm]] sheaths in traditional designs using natural dyes and performing them at these temples. Traditional artists create masks and trained dancers dance carry them on their head, and this is manifested to propitiate goddess [[Bhadrakali]] Devi.<br />
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There are many varieties of Kolam and 'Yakshi, Pakshi, Madan, Marutha, Kalan Kolam (Kalari), [[Bhairavi]] and more are all performed here. 'Valia Kolam' which is big size [[Bhairavi Kolam]] (a fierce form of Bhadrakali Devi) and another giant variety known as '[[Chattathel Kolam]]', are also usually manifested here on the last day of the festival. Chattathel Kolam uses 1001 areca sheaths and cannot be carried on the head but is pulled around the temple on hand carts and displayed in the temple compound thereafter. It's the only temple in the world which performs a kolam made of 1001 areca sheaths.<br />
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==Deities and Sub-Deities==<br />
Goddess '''[[Durga Devi]]''' is the presiding main deity. Mahadevan<!--Mahadevi?-->, [[Dharma Sastha]], [[Ganapathy]], [[Yakshiamma]], [[Brahmmarakshas]] (serpent gods), [[Yakshiamma]] are also there.<br />
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==Offerings==<br />
[[Archana (Hinduism)|Archana]], [[Pushpanjali]], [[Ganapathy Homam]], [[mahanivedyam]] Chathussatham, [[Payasam]] and many more. Kolam Thullal is also an offering during annual [[Padayani]] festival.<br />
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==Festivals==<br />
Padayani is the main festival which is celebrated for 10 days in the Malayalam month of Meenam (Mar-Apr) prior to Thiruvathira star day. <br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Sree Vadasserikavu Bhagavathy Temple]]<br />
* [[Sreevaraham Lakshmi Varaha Temple, Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
* [[Anandavalleeswaram Temple, Kollam]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* http://sortingdiamondsandpearls.blogspot.in/2010/12/padayani-and-palliyodams.html<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Pathanamthitta district]]<br />
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