The temple is located in the heart of the city in East Fort. Only Hindus are allowed in the
temple. Men should be in ‘mundu’ (dhoti) and should not wear anything on the upper part. Women should be in ‘sari.’ Even Churidhar is not allowed in. (It might sound strange but things are like this at this temple. Hope it changes for the good) Young girls are allowed in with Pavadai. No mobile phones or cameras are allowed inside.
There is small counter in the temple premise which provides dhoti and pavadi to visitors at a fee. It also keeps your foot wears. STRICTLY AVOID IT. That counter is just to harass devotees. In fact, that cluttered room destroys the sanctity of the entire temple. Try to keep your belongings safely in your room or vehicle.
Attukal Pongala (a unique offering by women) entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest gathering of women. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy - Supreme Mother. (The
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I alongwith my family visited Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in trivandrum on 23.03.2010 and experienced a bitter experience there. I belong to Sikh community and was asked to remove my Turban and my son was asked to removed his Pattka from his head. We both refused to do so. I request concerned authorities to remove such hard customs since temples are meant for everyone
Bhupinder Singhji it is good that you bought this up. There are so many go go insulted from the doors of this temple just because they are not wearing proper clothes.
Attukal Temple has Goddess facing north. That is not good for her. So, the temple authorities must remove it and built it facing east. If she faces north, we have to face south, which is not at all good as it is the direction of death.
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