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Pothencode Pulimathoor Mahadeva Temple – Festival

Pothencode Pulimathoor Mahadeva temple is located at Nannattukavu – Pulimathoor near Pothencode in Kollam district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Mahadeva – Shiva. The annual Mahashivratri festival is an important occasion in the temple. It falls in Kumbha Masam (first fortnight of March or last week of February).

A Shivling is worshipped in the chathura sreekovil – square sanctum sanctorum. The Upa Devatas include Goddess Parvati, Ganesha, Nagaraja and Nagayakshi, Brahmarakshas and Pillayammachan.

The temple has a nalambalam, namaskara mandapam, pond and shrines of Upa Devatas.

The annual Shivratri festival is noted for dhara, homam, yagna, abhishekam, pujas and rituals, ezhunellippu, Kerala temple folk arts and cultural programs.

The shrine also observes various other holy occasions like Ramayana Masam, Ayilyam puja, Vinayaka Chaturthi, Navratri, Mandala kalam, Thrikarthika and Thiruvathira.