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Essay On Ammathiruvadi Temple

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Ammathiruvadi Temple is a magnificent ancient Hindu goddess temple built for Durga Devi in gods own country. It is an important Devi temple for the Hindus which are well known for its history, architecture and festival. This is a very clean and quiet temple in the suburb area of Urakam village. The Kochi Devosam Boards is sole authority for its temple administration. Previously this temple was built and owned by the Poomulli Namboothiri and later handed over to the Kochi rulers. It is divinely located at Urakam Village, Thrissure District of Kerala State in India.
Religious Significance
Ammathiruvadi Temple houses the deity of Durga who is an incarnation of Parvathi Devi. She is very powerful and kills all evils in the world and does well for its devotees. It is believed that peoples coming here with pure devotion will get their wishes come true very soon after visiting this temple. Here she is called as Ammathiruvadi, which is the other name in Malayalam language to call for Durga, Devi or Maa. The Ammathiruvadi Ammai is the wording used to praise here in prayers by her devotees. This goddess is worshiped by all sects of Hinduism. It is a women hood temple since …show more content…

The creator of this temple is Poomulli Namboothiri, who was a rich land lord in Thrissure. This temple is built of the Kerala temple architectural form. This is a vast temple built out of granite stone, laterite stone, lime stones and woods. It is seen in a great rectangular shape. The shrine cell is a separate structure in the center of this temple complex. It has remarkable stone carving activities and there are two sloped terracotta roofs attached to this structure giving it a Kerala traditional temple looks. The other structure found here are the porch, vast verandah with wooden grills and many triangular domes made out of wood and tiles. This is one of the classic temples valued for its craftsmanship on stone carving and wooden

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