Valiyakulangara Devi Temple

Valiyakulangara Devi Temple^[1] is situated at Mahadevikadu village, in Karthikappally neighbourhood of Alappuzha district Nangyarkulangara in Kerala^[2] and is located about 4 km from Haripad and 3 km from Thrikkunnappuzha. It is located 3 km from the National Waterway-3 as well as from the National Highway-47.

Valiyakulangara Devi Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Alappuzha
Deity	Bhadrakali
Festivals	Aswathi festival, Kettukazhcha (Kumbha Bharani)
Location
Location	Mahadevikadu, Karthikappally
State	Kerala
Country	India
Valiyakulangara Devi Temple, Mahadevikadu, Karthikappally, Alappuzha, Kerala
Geographic coordinates	9°15′32″N 76°26′17″E
Architecture
Type	Architecture of Kerala
Specifications
Temple(s)	One
Elevation	26.93 m (88 ft)

One of the kettukazhcha's at Aswathi festival

The major festival is the Aswathi festival in Feb-March, famous for the Fireworks show and the Ketukazhcha (procession of chariots).

'Kettukazhcha' displays sculpted and decorated forms of six temple cars known as 'Kuthiras', five 'rathas' (chariots)^[3] and icons of Bhima and Hanuman.

See also

• Temples of Kerala