Malayalapuzha Devi Temple is located around 8 km from Pathanamthitta.
The temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathi. Malayalapuzha Temple Pongala festival 2025 date is January 14. The annual Pongala festival
observed in the temple attracts thousands of women devotees. The ritual in the temple is observed during Makar Sankranti
period. The temple is decorated during the period traditionally.
The fire for Pongala is brought out from the sanctum
sanctorum.
'Pongala' ritual comprises of preparing ‘prasad’ for the
deity outside the shrine. Women cook rice and jaggery in earthen pots and they
offer it to the Goddess. They also cook different type of sweet dishes – called
‘mandaputtu,’ ‘appam,’ ‘therali’ – made out of rice powder and jaggery. Coconut
tree fronds are used to cook the ‘prasad.’