Varakkal Devi Temple
is a
Devi
Devī (; Sanskrit: देवी) is the Sanskrit word for 'goddess'; the masculine form is ''deva''. ''Devi'' and ''deva'' mean 'heavenly, divine, anything of excellence', and are also gender-specific terms for a deity in Hinduism.
The conce ...
temple in
Kozhikode district
Kozhikode (), or Calicut district, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, along its Southwestern Malabar Coast. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 67.15% urbanised.
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of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
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The temple is located near the Bhat Road beach at a distance of 6 Kms from
Kozhikode railway station
Kozhikode railway station also known as Calicut railway station is one of the largest railway stations in the state of Kerala, India. At in financial year 2018–19, it is the largest in terms of passenger revenue in Palakkad division. The sta ...
, very close to NH17 towards
Mangalore
Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ker ...
. It is 27 kilometers from
Calicut International Airport
Calicut International Airport , also known as Kozhikode Airport or Karipur Airport, is an international airport located in Karipur, Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It serves the Malabar region of Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad and Palak ...
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Varakkal Sri Durga Devi Temple offerings
* Mahanivedyam the most important ritual
*
Pushpanjali
Pushpanjali (Sanskrit:पुष्पाञ्जलि, literally ''folded hands full of flowers'') is an offering of flowers to Hindu deities.
Pushpanjali is the first dance in a Bharatnatyam performance. It is the salutation to the lord of d ...
* Padivilakku
* Naivilakku
* Thrikalapooja
* Swayamvara Pushpanjali
* Santhana Gopala Pooja
* Ganapathy Homam
* Thilaka Homam
Management
The temple is administered by
Zamorin of Calicut
The Samoothiri (Anglicised as Zamorin; Malayalam: , Arabic: ''Sāmuri'', Portuguese: ''Samorim'', Dutch: ''Samorijn'', Chinese: ''Shamitihsi''Ma Huan's Ying-yai Sheng-lan: 'The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores' 433 Translated and Edited by ...
.
See also
*
List of Hindu temples in Kerala
This is a list of famous Hindu temples in Kerala ordered by district.
Alappuzha
Ernakulam
Idukki
Kannur
Kasaragod
Kollam
Kottayam
Kozhikkode
Malappuram
Palakkad
Pathanamthitta
Thiruvananthapuram
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Sabarimala
The Sabarimala Temple (; ml, ശബരിമല ക്ഷേത്രം) is a temple complex located at Sabarimala hill inside the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the Perinad Village, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. It is one of the largest ...
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Tali Shiva Temple
Tali Shiva Temple or Tali Mahakshetram is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, situated in the heart of the Kozhikode city, Kerala. The temple was built in the 14th century by Zamorin of Calicut. I Reuben Subhash annotations by Shiva as a ...
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Valayanad Devi Temple
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Azhakodi Devi Temple
References
External links
* https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/varakkal-devi-temple/521
* http://www.webindia123.com/city/kerala/kozhikode/destinations/temples/varakkaldevitemple.htm
* http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kumbha-vavu-bali-offered/article5745030.ece
Devi temples in Kerala
Hindu temples in Kozhikode district
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