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Uliyakovil Kochukavu Temple

Uliyakovil Kochukavu temple is located at Uliyakovil in Kollam town, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Durga. The annual festival in the temple is held for six days in Malayalam Meena Masam. The temple is associated with the Uliyakovil Sree Durga temple located nearby.

It is said that darshan at Uliyakovil Sree Durga temple is only complete after visiting Uliyakovil Kochukavu temple. The popular belief is that the deity at Kochukavu temple is the sister of Uliyakovil Durga.

The temple has a chathura sreekovil. There are no other structures. The shrine has a pond.

Navratri and Thrikarthika are important festival in the temple.




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