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Puthenkurish Puthenkavu Bhagavathy Temple – Festival

Puthenkurish Puthenkavu Bhagavathy temple is located on Pannikuzhi – Kavumthazham Road in Kochi, Ernakulam district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Shiva and Goddess Bhagavathy. The annual festival in the temple is held in Kumbha Masam (February – March). The festival coincides with the Kumbha Bharani day.

This is an ancient temple with a chathura sreekovil. The shrine has a typical Kerala style temple architecture. The upa devatas in the temple include Ganapathy. The temple has a nalambalam and namaskara mandapam.

The annual festival is observed with Tantric rituals and pujas including pushpanjali, homams and abhishekam.

The shrine also observes Navratri and Thrikarthika festival.

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