There are 18.5 Karinkali Kavu in Kerala. These are temples dedicated to worship of Goddess Bhagavathy or Devi. All these temple are located in North Kerala and was the shrines in the land of Samoothiri.
The 18.5 Karinkali Kavu are
- Mundakkal near Trikanchiku – Puliyakkode – Aakkaparambu
- Eravetti Karinkali Kavu
- Palakkad
- Parola
- Poyarikavu near Kondotti
- Kavanoor
- Pazhaparambu
- Arikode
- Pathanapuram in Malappuram district
- Manjeri Karuvabram
- Vayakhathodi
- Palakkodu
- Vandoor Neerambra
- Kaliyankodu
- Manoor
- Vandoor Kappil
- Vandoor Thiruvari
- Pulpatta
- Karakunnu (this half Karinkali Kavu)