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{{short description|Hindu temple in Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox Mandir
| name = Parumala Valiya Panayannarkavu Devi Temple
| native_name =
| image = File:PANAYANNARKAVU_TEMPLE_NORTH_NADA.jpg
| alt =
| caption = North Nalambalam
| map_type = India Kerala
| map_caption = Valiya Panayannarkavu Devi Temple, [[Parumala]], [[Pathanamthitta district|Pathanamthitta]], [[Kerala]]
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| other_names =
| country = {{Flag|India}}
| state = [[Kerala]]
| district = [[Pathanamthitta District|Pathanamthitta]]
| location = [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Parumala+Valiya+Panayannarkavu/@9.3325595,76.5364233,279m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x3b06217787eec14b:0xf10fb59473f75b7f!2sParumala+Valiya+Panayannarkavu!8m2!3d9.3323335!4d76.5372538!3m4!1s0x3b06217787eec14b:0xf10fb59473f75b7f!8m2!3d9.3323335!4d76.5372538 Parumala]
| elevation_m = 29.32
| deity = [[Badrakali]], [[Shiva]]
| festivals = [[Maha Shivaratri]], [[Navarathri]]
| architecture = [[Architecture of Kerala|Kerala style]]
| temple_quantity = 2
| monument_quantity =
| inscriptions =
| year_completed = more than 5000 years<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panayannarkavu.org/aboutTemple.php|title=Parumala Valiya Panayannarkavu Devi Temple Web site; About the Temple|website=www.panayannarkavu.org}}</ref>
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'''Parumala Valiya Panayannarkavu Devi Temple''' ({{langx|ml|പരുമല വലിയ പനയന്നാർകാവ് ദേവി ക്ഷേത്രം}}) is an ancient [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to [[Badrakali|Sri Badrakali]] and [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]], situated on the banks of the [[Pamba River|Pampa river]] at [[Parumala]] of [[Pathanamthitta District]] in [[Kerala state]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite book
| last = Biju
| first = Mathew
| author-link = Prasanth Kumar V.T, Biju Mathew
| title = Pilgrimage to Temple Heritage
| publisher = Info Kerala Communications Pvt. Ltd.
| series = 1
| volume =
| edition = Issue No. 10
| location = Kacheripady, Kochi, India
| date = Sep 2017
| page = 155
| ISBN = 978-81-934567-0-5
}}</ref>
The Panaynararkavu Temple is one of the three most important Bhadrakali temples in Kerala. [[Thirumandhamkunnu Temple]] in [[Malabar region|Malabar]], [[Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple|Kodungallur Temple]] in [[Kingdom of Cochin|Cochin]] and ''Panayannarkavu Temple'' in [[Travancore]] is almost equally important.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Kottarathil
| first = Sankunni
| author-link =
| title = Aithihyamala (Malayalam)
| publisher = DC Books
| series = 1
| volume =
| edition = Issue No. 1
| location = Kottayam, Kerala, India
| date = 2018
| page = 20
| ISBN = 9780195698893
}}</ref> References to this temple are found in [[Aithihyamala]] of [[Kottarathil Sankunni]] and [[Unnuneeli Sandesam]], the classics of Malayalam Literature. According to folklore, sage [[Parashurama]] has installed the idol of Lord Shiva and devi idol installed by sage [[Durvasa]] and [[Narada]] in the [[Treta Yuga]]. The temple is a part of the 108 famous Shiva temples in Kerala.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vaikhari.org/108shivalaya.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105152036/http://vaikhari.org/108shivalaya.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=5 November 2010|title=108 Shiva Temples in Kerala created by Lord Parasurama|website=www.vaikhari.org}}</ref>

==Temple, Architecture==
The temple is situated in [[Parumala]] village island of the [[Pamba River]] in [[Pathanamthitta district]]. The temple comprises a plot of land about four acres, surrounded by tall Palmira trees and pristine green forest. [[Pamba River|River Pamba]] is flowing on the west side of the temple. The temples of Lord Shiva are of great significance when inspecting temple architecture. The over-all temple complex faces north.

==Temple deity==
Main deity of the temple is Lord Shiva; however [[Matrikas|Saptha matha]] (Seven Goddess) is the presiding power in Parumala Valiya Panayannarkavu Devi Temple. This is one of the temple in Kerala having [[Matrikas|Saptha matha]] are worshiped as the governing power in day-to-day pujas. Chamundi, the ferocious aggressiveness out of seven deities, displaying the strongest place as Kali in the temple. According to Hindu mythology, Goddess Chamundi destroys asura Raktabija and refers to Devi-Mahatma. There was a blessing him from Brahma when each drop of his blood fell on the earth from his body, will produce a new asura like him. The goddess killed and stabbed him with spear and drinking the blood.
<ref>{{cite book
| last = Diamond
| first = Books
| author-link = DG Printer
| title = Durga (The Universal Mother)
| publisher = Diamond Pocket books (Pvt) Ltd
| series = 1
| volume =
| edition = Issue No. 1
| location = X-30, Okhla Industrial area, Phase-II, New Delhi-110020, India
| date = 2004
| page = 20
| ISBN = 9788128806100
}}</ref>

==Temple Murals==
The collection of [[mural]] paintings of the Panayannarkavu Devi temple is very famous in India that the murals are precision and suitable color combinations for linear accuracy. The age of these paintings are hard to find. However it believe that these crystal structure happened in two stages. Frescoes surrounding the rectangular main shrine were early paintings and paintings on the square sanctum sanctorum were completed later. It believe that temple murals were completed in the period of the last king of the [[Odanad]] ([[:ml:ഓടനാട്]]) Royal House. During this period, the [[Vaishnava]] customs and the practice of pure worship were made in a more colorful, ceremonial way.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/travel/hot-spots/panayannarkkavu-murals-1.33478|title=Mathrubhumi Daily News: Panayannarkkavu Murals|website=www.english.mathrubhumi.com|access-date=24 December 2018|archive-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408215417/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/travel/hot-spots/panayannarkkavu-murals-1.33478|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[108 Shiva Temples]]
* [[Temples of Kerala]]
* [[Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple]]
* [[Thirumandhamkunnu Temple|Thirumandhamkunnu Devi Temple]]

==Temple Photos==

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<gallery caption="Parumala Valiya Panayannarkavu Devi Temple" widths="150px" heights="120px" perrow="5">
Panayannarkkavu temple, mannar.jpg|Sreekovil (MahaKali)
Gopuram panayanar kavu,.JPG|North Nalambalam (Badrakali)
PANAYANNARKAVU TEMPLE SIVA SREEKOVIL.jpg|Sreekovil (Lord Shiva)
Panayanar kavu frontage.JPG|West Nalambalam (Lord Shiva)
PANAYANNARKAVU TEMPLE EAST NADA.jpg|East Nalambalam (Mahakali)
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Parumala_Valiya_Panayannarkavu_Devi_Temple&params=9.332307_N_76.537234_E_type:landmark_region:IN GeoHack - Parumala Valiya Panayannarkavu Devi Temple]

[[Category:108 Shiva Temples]]
[[Category:Shiva temples in Kerala]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Pathanamthitta district]]
[[Category:Bhagavathi temples in Kerala]]

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