Padayanivettom Devi temple is one a Hindu temple in Kerala. The temple is located at

Vallikunnam Vallikunnam is a village in Mavelikara taluk of Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. Description It is the southernmost place in Alappuzha, bordering Oachira and Thazhava of Kollam districts. It is an area of paddy field, paddy and ...

in Mavelikkara taluk of Alappuzha district in the south Indian state of

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. The temple is situated about 10 km south of Mavelikkara, 9 km east of Ochira on

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History

The Vallikunnam Padayanivettom Devi Temple has been around in service for centuries. In the early times, Kalari Deva's worship was common among the rural people. The worships like

Padayani Padayani, also known Padeni (from the Malayalam word for military formations), is a traditional folk dance and a ritual art from the central portion of the Indian state of Kerala. A ceremonial dance involving masks, it is an ancient ritual per ...

, Thottam pattu, Kalamezhuthu pattu were common for achieving Kalari Deva's favour. Once, during Padayani, a group of people saw two seraphic women in torchlight. This became a common talk among the people. For an explanation of the incident, the people came to the decision for ''Devaprashna''. According to the Devaprashna, it was known that there was presence of Sree Durga Devi and Sree Bhadra Devi in the locality and that the two seraphs were the two devi. It was decided to create temples for the two devi. Since the two seraphs were seen in Padayani's light the place came to be known as ''Padayanivettom''. {{coord missing, Kerala Hindu temples in Alappuzha district