Sree Udiyannoor Devi Temple
Udiyannoor Devi Temple is one of the ancient Temples in South India.
The origin of the temple is as follows - There was a devotee named Neelakandan belonging to Udiyanoor family in Vattiyoorkonam, Thiruvananthapuram. Later on, he shifted his house to Maruthankuzhi. He completed his education under “Kesarapurathu Aasan” belonging to Pallichandra family. At that time, his family goddess Sri Bhadrakali came to his dream. She said that he will get an idol from the flood water, during the rainy season from the Killi river, and that, he must take it and worship that idol.
The same thing happened during the rainy season. Neelakandan and his friends went to see the flood. By seeing the idol, he jumped into the water. He captured the idol, but he and the idol disappeared into the flood. Everybody thought that he was dead. After coming to know about this incident, Kesavapurathu Aasan came to the place and committed pooja with red flowers. Neelakandan returned back to home after 7 days by surprising everyone. He kept the idol in a box made of jack tree covered with dhothis and silk. He made archana with flowers. He gave tender coconut, bananas and rice as nivedhyam to devi. Nelakandan’s mother made the “Ada” and dedicated it to devi. Later on this “Ada” became famous and known as Udiyanoor Ada.
Location
Maruthumkuzhi
Main Deity
Goddess Durga
Other Deities
Indrani, Vaishnavi, Varahi, Ganapathy, Yogeeswaran, Sastha, Sree Madan Thampuran and Nagaraja
Festivals
The Deity Day, Thrikodiyettu, Ooruttu,
Main Offerings
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