Attukal Temple, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala India

Attukal temple is the abode of the goddess, who is the supreme preserver and destroyer. She cares her devotees like a mother does her children. For the devotees, Attukal Devi (Attukal Amma or Attukal Bhagavathy) is supreme power, capable of delivering all the wishes of her devotees. Several women devotees testify the supreme power of this shrine, and tell you how Attukal Devi has blessed them with progeny and wishes of bountiful life.

Devotees from all parts of India come and bow before the all powerful goddess, seeking an end to their afflictions and to receive blessings. The temple is just 2 Km from the main city center of Thiruvananthapuram and is located at a rural-looking area, although the surroundings are highly urbanized. 

As Few year ago century, the head of Mulluveettil family was met with a young girl asked him to help her cross the Killi river.The Karanava family knew she was no ordinary girl. He bowed before her and willingly took her to the other side of the river. He invited her to his home. However, they couldn’t find her as she had disappeared by the time Mulluveettil family was ready to receive her.The Karanavar family saw the girl once again in his dream, in the same day as he saw the little girl.The girl appeared as an icon and told him to give her an abode in the nearby kava. She told him that he would see three lines in the kavu and she wanted her there. the old man reached the Kavu. he found three lines marked on the ground. He knew it was a sacred spot and wasted no time erecting a temple.The temple became the abode of the goddess, who later came to be known as Attukal Devi temple. Local people of the villages started prayers in the temple after soon the temple fame spread all over the country.The girl that appeared before the Karanavar of Mulluveettil family is known to be Kannaki.The goddess was represented as a woman with four arms, each bearing a spear, sword, skull and shield.  

Attukal Devi Temple is renowned and ancient temple in south Kerala.Attukal Temple is situated 2 kilometres to the south-east from Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. It is situated on the banks of Killi River.Attukal temple is also known as “the Sabarimala of Women” .The Temple is renowned for the worshiped of Goddess Bhagavathi in a form of Parvathi devi ,Devotees as Goddess Parvathi Devi as Amma, Attukal Amma, and also Kannaki.The Temple and its main festival Pongala festival also reached Guinness Book of World Records, when 1.5 million women offered Pongala in Feb 23, 1997.The Pongala Mahotsavam is the most important festival of Attukal Bhagavathy Temple. The Goddess in the temple of Attukal is worshipped as the Supreme Mothe rcreator of all living beings and the mighty preserver as well as destroyer of them all. the Attukal Devi (Attukal Amma) is supreme power, capable of delivering all the wishes of her devotees. It is located at a rural-looking area and the surroundings area are highly urbanized.  

The architecture of Attukal temple has elements of both Kerala and Tamil architecture styles. The exteriors of the temple are carved with hundreds of sculptures of gods, goddesses, the stories of Dasavataram of Lord Vishnu, Goddess Kannagi (Kannaki), Dakshayaga etc. The main building also depicts Goddess Kali, Sree Parvathy, Lord Siva, Rajarajeshwari, and several others. The Gopura (main rise building) is covered by such idols, which surely are a work of a team of artisans under the leadership of an able sculptor.

The temple doors and internal corridors also have several sculptures of Gods like Lord Ganapathi (Ganesh), Lord Siva, etc.