Sri Dhakshina Mookambika Bhagavathi Temple
The temple is located at Kulangarakkonam, Machel P.O, Thiruvananthapuram district.
The temples in which Sree chakra is mounted and worshipped are in fact very rare, especially in Kerala. But away from Trivandrum city at a distance of 12 Km, in a village area named Kulangarakonam at Machel, there nestles a temple with this speciality- Dhakshina Mookambika Bhagavathi Temple. Devoid of any visual extravaganza or superfluity, minor Mookambika temple avails you a rare experience of immense divinity and inordinate tranquillity. Mahamaya here dwells in its 3 revered incarnated forms- Mahakali, Mahalekshmi and Maha Saraswathi.
One of the legacies associated with this temple is that the Bhagavathi arrived here with a Brahmin youth when he went for his 41 days of Mookambika bhajanam. Then onwards the bhagavathi was housed and worshiped. Later the thevarappura was demolished and the deity Bhagavathi was placed in the Sreekovil ceremoniously for the wellbeing of the public.
All poojas, rituals and mantras here are in fact equal to and the same as that of Kollur Mookambika temple. Also, these fall in line with what was suggested by Aadi Shankarachaarya. Considering him to be on revered tutelage status, all the Poojas and rituals are conducted only after guru pushpaanajali and aarati are held for Adishankara. Getting an opportunity to offer prayers in this Saraswati temple where countless devotes visit every year is itself a great blessing.
Location
Kulangarakkonam
Main Deity
Goddess Saraswathy
Other Deities
Veerabhadra Swamy, Guru Adi Shankara, Lord Ganesh
Festivals
Navaratri is celebrated as a 10-day festival.
Main Offerings
Chandika Homam, Sahasranama Kunkuma Archana, Pushpa Rathotsavam, Shatha Rudrabhisheka, Maha pooja, Nithyanna nivedaya, Sheerabhisheka, Pushpanjali, Thirumadhura, Nanda deepam, Sarvalankara pooja, Payasa Nivedaya.
How To Reach
By Air: Trivandrum International Airport is situated at 17.4KM from the temple.
By Rail: Trivandrum Central Railway Station is 12.1KM from the Temple.
By Road: Trivandrum KSRTC Bus Station is 12.3KM from the Temple.