https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Varakkal_Devi_Temple 2026-08-25T09:30:57Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Varakkal_Devi_Temple&diff=275598&oldid=prev 2021-11-21T15:16:07Z

<p>Fixed a typo found with <a href="https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/Bharatpedia:Typo_Team/moss" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Typo Team/moss">Wikipedia:Typo_Team/moss</a>.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Hindu temple in Kerala, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}<br /> {{no footnotes|date=July 2017}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Varakkal Devi Temple&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the famous Devi temples in [[Kozhikode]] Dt of [[Kerala]]. The main deity of the temple is Durga Devi (Bhagawathy). The temple also has sub deities of Ganapati, Dakshinamoorthy and Sree Ayyappan.<br /> <br /> ==Location==<br /> <br /> The temple is located on a hilltop near to [[West Hill, Kozhikode]] near west hill railway station. It is located near the Bhat Road beach.<br /> <br /> ==Festival and Rites==<br /> <br /> The main festival of the temple is Vavu Bali, devotees gather in large numbers for Thulam Vavu for performing Bali Tharpanam on varkkal beach.<br /> Navaratri: The festival of Navaratri is also celebrated in a big way in the temple.<br /> Mahanivedam is the most important ritual of the temple, pushpanjali, padivilaku, naivilakku, thrikalpooja, swayamvara pushpanjali, santhana gopala pooja, ganapathy homam, thila homam are the other offerings. There will be exhibition and other celebrations on the Navarathti day. <br /> <br /> ==Management==<br /> <br /> The temple is administered by [[Zamorin of Calicut]].<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[List of Hindu temples in Kerala]]<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/varakkal-devi-temple/521<br /> * http://www.webindia123.com/city/kerala/kozhikode/destinations/temples/varakkaldevitemple.htm<br /> * http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kumbha-vavu-bali-offered/article5745030.ece<br /> <br /> {{coord missing|Kerala}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Devi temples in Kerala]]<br /> [[Category:Hindu temples in Kozhikode district]]</div>

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