Puttingal Temple

Puttingal Temple
Puttingal Temple
	Puttingal temple festival
	Puttingal Temple Location in Kerala
Name
Proper name	Paravur Puttingal Devi Temple
Geography
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Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Location	Paravur
Culture
Primary deity	Puttingal Goddess

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Puttingal Devi Temple, Paravur

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A scene from Puttingal Meenabharani Fest

A scene of fireworks competition - Paravur Puttingal Meenabharani.jpg

Puttingal Temple is a Hindu temple in the coastal town of Paravur, India. The temple was founded after the presence of the goddess was experienced on an ant hill; "Puttu" being the Malayalam word for ant Hill.^[1]

The festival of this temple is on the "Bharani" star of Malayalam month Meenam. Fireworks (Matsara Kambam) and other events associated with the festival (Aswathi vilakku, Kathakali, Kampadikali, Marameduppu) take place along with other cultural events. Various poojas are performed and offerings are made daily for the fulfillment of desires and redressal of various grievances of devotees.

"Thottampattu", the most important offering in this temple, starts on the 21st day of Vrischikam (a Malayalam month falling in between mid November and mid December) and lasts till the principal festival of the Goddess.

How to reach

This temple is located in the Paravur municipal area itself. Paravur is well connected with major cities like Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kozhikode, Bangalore, Thrissur, Coimbatore, Madurai and Trichy by rail. Paravur has a well managed network of roads that connect with major cities. The proposed Kollam-Kottapuram National Waterway-3 is passing through Paravur. 10 express and 4 passenger trains(one side) have halt in Paravur Railway Station.

Express Trains having halt at Paravur Railway Station

No.	Train No:	Origin	Destination	Train Name
1.	16347/16348	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Mangalore Central	Mangalore Express
2.	16603/16605	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Mangalore Central	Maveli Express
3.	16629/16630	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Mangalore Central	Malabar Express
4.	16301/16302	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Shornur Junction	Venad Express
5.	16303/16304	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Ernakulam Junction	Vanchinad Express
6.	16341/16342	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Guruvayur	Intercity Express
7.	16127/16128	Chennai Egmore	Guruvayur	Guruvayur Express
8.	16649/16650	Nagercoil Junction	Mangalore Central	Parasuram Express
9.	16381/16382	Mumbai CST	Kanyakumari	Jayanthy Janatha Express
10.	16525/16526	Bangalore City	Kanyakumari	Island Express

Passenger Trains having halt at Paravur Railway Station

Train Number	Source	Destination	Name/Type	Runs on
56307	Kollam	Trivandrum Central	Passenger	Daily
56700	Madurai	Punalur	Passenger	Daily
66304	Kollam	Kanyakumari	MEMU	Except FRI
56309	Kollam	Trivandrum Central	Passenger	Daily
56304	Nagercoil	Kottayam	Passenger	Daily
56701	Punalur	Madurai	Passenger	Daily
56308	Trivandrum Central	Kollam	Passenger	Daily
66305	Kanyakumari	Kollam	MEMU	Except FRI

References

↑ http://puttingaltemple.org/temple.php About Temple History

External links

Official Website

[1] ttp://puttingaltemple.org/temple.php About Temple History

[1]

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