Vadakanthara Sree Thirupuraikkal Bhagavathi Temple

Primarily a krishnan temple, but kannaki is also worshipped as a bagavathi here.

The valiya vilaku vela is a once in a lifetime experience.
Unlike other temples where the vedikettu is just coloured chinese fireworks and dynamites, this temple features a show of KAMBAM KOLUTHAL. Here the gunpowder is filled in bamboo stems and arranged neatly on tall teakwod logs, such that the bamboo stems spin on an axis spreading the embers around.

Such a divine temple. Really peaceful atmosphere. Good people. Must go.

Vadakanthara Sree Thirupuraikkal Bhagavathi Temple. One of the most important religious worship centers of Palakkad district. The temple is known for its cultural heritage. It is believed to be a Kannagi temple. The festival happens once every three years. There are other three temple in a row here. They are Krishna temple, Ayyappa temple, and Siva temple.The Ayyappa and Siva temples are in Vadakkanthara Gramam.

Vadakkanthara Vela is a pageant celebrated once in three years at Sree Kachanam Kulam Thirupuraikkal Bhagavathy Temple at Vadakkanthara, Palakkad. Last competition changed into held on March and the next will be on February - March .

homes within the vicinity for making the ritualistic assertion of the advent of the ‘Vela'. Traditional ritualistic gala's like Kathirvela, Variezuthu, Paalamaram Murikkal, Kummati, and Kanniyar may be carried out within the temple.

On the very last day of the pageant is the Kazchashiveli or the procession. For this as many as 15 caparisoned elephants can be there. Get equipped to experience this Festival have fun in your town. This is one of the notable Festival events that is organised in your town. In this Festival greater range of humans are visit to entertain. So do no longer leave out this Festival, this Festival provide a superb oportinity to enoy himself and with faimly and buddy.

It's our Kulatheiva temple Devi Bagavathi we used to visit yearlu twice during COVID we are not able to come past 3 years after 3 year visit recently to our temple. This temple has both restrooms and wash room facilities near by local transport facilities and access gud Vibe as well.

Peaceful and serene temple. And has a marriage hall. Close to this there are simple clean home stays available. To plan a marriage at the temple this would be the perfect place

Very calm and cool atmosphere
Historical place in Palakkad

Pilgrim friendly, systematically and very well managed temple festival conducted at Vadakkanthara kavu Palakkad.All efforts and pain taken by the organizers to include programmes to the taste of pilgrims.Well seating arrangements.Temple rituals conducted in an organised manner to the full satisfaction of the participants.

It's a nice experience with lots of positive energy here.

Ample parking space available..all required Pooja items available outside and within the temple as well...very divine atmosphere, a must visit in palakkad. Multiple deity present within the temple.

The vast ambience will help you to get inside your eternal perception. The smell of freshly crushed sandal wood will act as a catalyst for your spirituality to gain the dominance over your day today corporate life. During the 'pooja' time a respective person who is assigned to praise the devotee by singing and percussion will make your day a bliss.

It is a Fomous temple in Palakkad. They are having a positive surrounding. The main celebration of this is Vadakkanthara Vela which is celebrated once in 3 year's . And Ayyappan vilaku and Pradhista dhinam once a year.

A must Visit place in Palakkad. 🙏

The temple I visit often! The inner peace you'll get from here is difficult to describe in words!

I am devotee of Tirupurakkal BHAGAVATHI from my childhood. I am blessed by her offering me my better half. Our temple deserved everything. Once in three years We celebrate Vela Maholsavam.

One of the major temples in Palakkad. Here the epitome is worshipped as goddess. Once in every three year we celebrate festival. People from all the surrounding gather to watch the most Special and famous ceremony of - Kambam Kathikkal (കമ്പം കത്തിക്കൽ) - early morning the very next day of Veliyavela. The temple has a big and spacious hall for conducting festival related programs. It's noticeable from a moving vehicle and has excellent parking area.

Dedicated to Goddess Karnaki, who finds mention in the Tamil epic Silapathikaram as a vengeful wife and a legendary woman, the Vadakkanthara Thirupuraikkal Bhagavathy Temple is the only temple in Kerala that celebrates the goddess in her complete idolic form. Apart from its religious reverence, the Temple is known for its sprawling architecture exemplifying the beautiful traditional Kerala architecture.

A well maintained old hindu temple located in town. Ample car parking is a great convenience

The Temple still practises all the formal traditional worship practices in conformity with age-old prescriptions. In honour of the deity, an elephant perambulation/procession around the sanctum sanctorum with an accompanying traditional music troupe of nadaswaram and drums and trumpets is done in a laboured detailed ritual which evokes intense devotion in the participants. Donations of money or lit lamps or flowers are taken as offerings to the deity, all at devotees' discretion and as voluntary contribution only.
The whole ceremony and the devotees intense involvement in it without any distractionary behaviour throughout made it a really profound experience which was as it should be and as we wished it to be. The preservation of age-old traditions in this era of trivialisation of these religious functions was indeed a welcome experience for us.

One of the oldest temple in Palakkad. The power full godess and also a Vishnu temple side-by-side.

Vadakkanthara Sree Thirupuraikal Bhagavathy Temple is a prominent bhagavathy temple in Palakkad and it attracts many devotees from even the neighbouring states.
Devotees believe that the presiding deity here is is Kannaki (Karnagi) who came to Palakkad after burning Madurai, as told in the epic Silappadikaaram.
The temple festival celebrated once in every three years, called ✨ Vadakkanthara Valiya vilakku Vela ✨ is very popular for its unique rituals and grandeur..its a calm n charming place filled with Positive vibes..