Kandalloor Puthiyavila Vadakkan Koickal temple is located near at Puthiyavila Kandalloor near Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy. The 10-day annual festival in the temple is held in Kumbha Masam (February – March) and it coincides with the Kumbha Bharani day. Another festival in the temple coincides with Meena Bharani day in Meena Masam (March – April).
The sankalpam of Bhagavathy here is that of Goddess Parvati.
The upa devatas worshipped in the temple Shiva, Goddess
Bhadrakali, Sastha, Naga Devatas, Khandakarna, Yakshi and Brahmarakshas.
The main specialty of Vadakkan Koyikkal temple is that the sreekovil or main temple is two stories. Goddess Parvati the main murti is placed in ground floor and Mahadeva Shiva is placed on the 1st floor.
Kettukazhcha is celebrated on
9th and 10th day of the annual festival. Caparisoned elephants, melam, traditional
performing art forms of Kerala and various other rituals and pujas are part of
the annual. Navaha Yajnam is another 9-day festival and is famous for pujas and
rituals and annadanam.
This is a beautiful Kerala
style temple with a magnificent chuttambalam, namaskara mandapam, two tier
sreekovil and shrines of upa devatas.