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Kattakambala Mahadeva Temple

Kattakampal Temple is located at Kattakampal village in Thrissur district. The main deity of the temple is Shiva in the Sanctum sanctorum facing east But temple is famous for Kattakampal Bhagavathy in the separate Sanctum sanctorum facing west. It is believed that this temple is one of the 108 Shiva Temples of Kerala and is installed by sage Parasurama dedicated to Shiva.

According to legends the Kattakampal temple is considered as 2000 years old. Temple is famous for the annual Pooram celebrations (Kattakampal Pooram).

The ten days festival finishes on Pooram day (Pooram asterism) in the Malayalam month of Medam (April / May). The major highlight of the pooram festival is the Kali - Darika War and Darika Vadham (killing of the demon Darikasura).The temple is situated in Kattakampal village tiny peninsula in Thrissur district. The temple comprises a plot of land about two acres.

The temples of Shiva are of great significance when inspecting temple architecture. The over-all temple complex faces west.

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Shiva faces west and Goddess Kali faces east. The other Upa Devatas in the temple are Ayyappan, Ganapathi and Nagarajavu.The naivedya to Goddess Bhadrakali is uncooked Ada.

The popular belief is that Goddess Bhadrakali arrived here inside a pot (kudam) from Kanyakumari along with Achuthath Moosath who was the Kazhakam of Kadavallur Sree Rama temple. During annual festival, pot is used for ezhunnallathu.

The annual festival in the temple is held on the Pooram nakshatra in Medam month and is famous as Kattakampal Pooram. The most important event during the annual festival is Kali Darika Vadham. There will be five Darikas during the annual festival. The role of Darika is played by Kallettu Kurups. Once they have shaved their head for playing the role, the Kurups need not follow pula even if their mother dies. The people playing various roles do not see each other. Goddess Kali and Darikas arrive atop a theru or chariot carried by people on their shoulders. Goddess Kali goes around the ground hitting all the people including devotees. An important ritual is devotees running away from a ferocious Kali.During Mandala season (November-December),&nbsp;&nbsp;Kalam pattu is held for 41 days.&nbsp;The temple belonged to Panikattu, Palloru, Kanippayyur, Karippal and Maramattathu manas.

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