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	'''Palkulangara Devi Temple''' ([[Malayalam]]: പാല്‍കുളങ്ങര ദേവി ക്ഷേത്രം) is a Hindu temple in [[Palkulangara]],<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://wikimapia.org/postal/india/Kerala/Thiruvananthapuram/Palkulangara \|title=~~Archived copy~~ \|accessdate=2014-08-25 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826121154/http://wikimapia.org/postal/india/Kerala/Thiruvananthapuram/Palkulangara \|archivedate=2014-08-26 }} Wikimapia</ref> [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. This place is around 1 km from Pettah Junction, 700 m from West Fort Junction and 1.5 km from Chakka bypass Junction. It is about 1.5 kilometres to the west of [[Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple]] in Thiruvananthapuram city. Now the temple is under the control of Sree Palkulangara Devi Temple Trust. The temple is an excellent example of Kerala Vasthu Vidya. The abode of Sree Palkulangara Devi is one of the most ancient temples in Kerala, which preserves the beauty and atmosphere gifted by nature. A [[Sarpa Kavu\|kavu]] is also there in the temple.		'''Palkulangara Devi Temple''' ([[Malayalam]]: പാല്‍കുളങ്ങര ദേവി ക്ഷേത്രം) is a Hindu temple in [[Palkulangara]],<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://wikimapia.org/postal/india/Kerala/Thiruvananthapuram/Palkulangara \|title=Pin code of Palkulangara in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - Wikimapia Postal \|accessdate=2014-08-25 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826121154/http://wikimapia.org/postal/india/Kerala/Thiruvananthapuram/Palkulangara \|archivedate=2014-08-26 }} Wikimapia</ref> [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. This place is around 1 km from Pettah Junction, 700 m from West Fort Junction and 1.5 km from Chakka bypass Junction. It is about 1.5 kilometres to the west of [[Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple]] in Thiruvananthapuram city. Now the temple is under the control of Sree Palkulangara Devi Temple Trust. The temple is an excellent example of Kerala Vasthu Vidya. The abode of Sree Palkulangara Devi is one of the most ancient temples in Kerala, which preserves the beauty and atmosphere gifted by nature. A [[Sarpa Kavu\|kavu]] is also there in the temple.

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'''Palkulangara Devi Temple''' ([[Malayalam]]: പാല്‍കുളങ്ങര ദേവി ക്ഷേത്രം) is a Hindu temple in [[Palkulangara]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wikimapia.org/postal/india/Kerala/Thiruvananthapuram/Palkulangara |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-08-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826121154/http://wikimapia.org/postal/india/Kerala/Thiruvananthapuram/Palkulangara |archivedate=2014-08-26 }} Wikimapia</ref> [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. This place is around 1 km from Pettah Junction, 700 m from West Fort Junction and 1.5 km from Chakka bypass Junction. It is about 1.5 kilometres to the west of [[Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple]] in Thiruvananthapuram city. Now the temple is under the control of Sree Palkulangara Devi Temple Trust. The temple is an excellent example of Kerala Vasthu Vidya. The abode of Sree Palkulangara Devi is one of the most ancient temples in Kerala, which preserves the beauty and atmosphere gifted by nature. A [[Sarpa Kavu|kavu]] is also there in the temple.

==Locate==

Coordinates - [http://wikimapia.org/86637/Palkulangara-Devi-Temple 8°29'15"N 76°56'1"E]

==History==

Legend has it that the main [[deity]] was installed by [[Arjuna]]. After installing the [[deity]], Arjuna sent an arrow to the ground and it made way to a pond of milk, and the milk from the pond was used for [[Abhisheka]]. Palkulangara means the banks of the pond of milk(Pal - Milk, Kulam - Pond, Kara - Banks). The pond in the back of the temple.

==Ancient Recordings==

This temple is also recorded in the stories of [[Nala]] and [[Damayanti]]. There is a section in which [[Nala]] asks his messenger swan to visit Palkulangara Devi and take the blessings of the Goddess en route to delivering the messages to his lady love [[Damayanti]]. The existence of this temple is recorded in many ancient scriptures.

==Deities and Sub-Deities==
{{Hinduism}}
The Goddess [[Parvati]] in Her manifestation as Goddess [[Tripura Sundari]] along with Goddess [[Kali]] are the main deities in this temple. One important aspect of the temple is that the Goddess [[Durga]] manifests as the Temple Bhagavathi and Kali as Oorutu Amma, both being avatars of [[Adi Parashakti]]. Karthika is considered as the star of the deity.

There are many upadevathas (sub-deities) adjacent to the temple, and it has been remade, according to the Deva Prashnam by expert astrologers recently.

The main upadevathas on the premises are

# [[Lord Ganesh]]
# [[Lord Shiva]] as the All Father.
# [[Nagaraja]]
# [[Nagayakshi]]
# [[Lord Ayyappan]]
# [[Brahma Rakshasa]]
# [[Veerabhadra]] as the brother of the main deity.
# [[Navagraha]]
# [[Goddess Kali]] as Oorutu Amma, the Sister of the Main deity.

===Darshan===

* Morning - 5.30 to 10.00
* Evening - 5.00 to 8.00

==Festivals==

The festivals in this temple are:

* Meena Bharani Mahostav — Annual Festival that falls in the month of Meenam.
* Mandala Vratham — Festival in connection with the annual Utsavam of Sabarimala.
* Vinayaka Chathurthi — Pooja to the Lord Ganapathy.
* Pooja Vaypu — Identical to Dussera festival (Saraswathy Pooja and Vidyarambham).
* Karthika — Kazhchakula Samarpanam, Navakabhishekam, Karthika Pongala, Annadhanam (all months).
* Ayilya Pooja — Milk, flowers etc. offered to serpent god and special rites. Monthly Pooja in Ayilyam day except in the months of Mithunam and Karkidakom.
* Ayilyolsavam — Nagaroottu and Sarpabali in the month of Thulam
* Ramayana Parayanam and Bhagavathi Seva — All days of Karkidakom (evening).
* Vavu Bali — In the month of Karkidakom.

== See also ==
* [[Parvathi]]
* [[Irumkulangara Durga Devi Temple]]
* [[List of Hindu temples in Kerala]]
* [[Temples of Kerala]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.agoda.com/en-gb/hotels-near-palkulangara-devi-temple/attractions/trivandrum-thiruvananthapuram-in.html]
* [http://trivandrumdistrict.blogspot.ae/2011/10/palkulangara.html]

{{Hindu temples in Kerala}}

[[Category:Hindu temples in Thiruvananthapuram district]]
[[Category:Devi temples in Kerala]]

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