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Poothotta Puthenkavu Bhagavathy Temple – Information – Festival

Poothotta Puthenkavu Bhagavathi temple is located at Poothotta in Kochi, Ernakulam district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Devi. The shrine observes its annual prathishta dinam in Makaram month (January – February). The annual festival in the temple begins on Bharani nakshatra day in Kumbha Masam.

Pooram Nakshatra in Meenam masam is another important festival day here. Garudan Thookam is held in Meena Masam.

There are two separate sreekovil in this well maintained and beautiful small temple. Both the sanctum sanctorum are square in shape – chathura sreekovil.

The temple festival is famous for performing arts of Kerala, procession and melam.

Other important festivals observed in the temple include Navratri and Thrikarthika.