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Ayiroor Thrimballoor Temple – Festival

Ayiroor Thrimballoor Sri Bhagavathy temple is located at Ayiroor near Varkala in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. This is a 500-year-old shrine dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy or Devi. The shrine observes its annual festival in the Kumbha Masam (February – March) and it coincides with the famous Kumbha Bharani festival.

A shila murti of Bhagavathy is worshipped in the square sanctum sanctorum. The temple has a chuttambalam, nalambalam, kodimaram and shrines of upa devatas.

The temples various rituals festivities including Pongala, Vishu, Navratri with Vijayadashami – ezhuthiniruthu, Ayilyam oottu in Thulam month, Thrikarthika, and mandala chirappu mahotsavam.

The annual Kumbha Bharani in the festival is noted for Tantric pujas and rituals, ezhunnallathu, melam, caparisoned elephants, annadanam and traditional performing arts of Kerala.