Malayalappuzha

Malayalapuzha
—  town  —
Malayalapuzha Location of Malayalapuzha in Kerala and India
Coordinates	9°17′0″N 76°49′0″E / 9.283333°N 76.816667°E / 9.283333; 76.816667Coordinates: 9°17′0″N 76°49′0″E / 9.283333°N 76.816667°E / 9.283333; 76.816667
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Pathanamthitta
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Vehicle • KL-

Malayalapuzha is a temple town just outside Pathanamthitta City Suburbs, located in Kerala state, India.

It is 7 km away from Pathanamthitta Central Jn. and 5 km from Kumbazha Jn.

The village is famous for the ancient Durga Devi Temple.

Hundreds of devotees across Kerala visits the Temple Daily.

Both KSRTC and private Buses operate to this Temple Town from Pathanamthitta.Jeep service is another mode of transportation.

The History behind this temple is very interesting.This temple was originally situated in a small village called Edathitta ,in Pathanamthitta Dist.This was a full fledged village , ruled by Raja Shaktibhadran, the only Sanskrit south Indian writer.One day a tantrik from Malayalapuzha visited this place ,as he heard a lot about this temple.Malayalpuzha was in drought for many years.So the TANTRIK with his power ,migrated the shakti's of the devi to malayalapuzha.And the place progressed like anything.As the shakti's were taken away from edathitta, the place faced many destructions.And gradually there were no signs of the temple.Then according to the prashnakundali people found out as in when it was migrated and when will it come back,as the power cannot be transferred completely ,it mentioned that it will take 3000 yrs for this shakti to come back.And in 1992,somebody from that village saw a dream that the vigraham,and the pooja utensils were beneath the ground,and people started digging that place , where they found everything mentioned by the person.And the villagers then contributed towards temple.And it is very famous now.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Malayalapuzha had a population of 15468 with 7419 males and 8049 females.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx. Retrieved 2008-12-10. 

See also

• Pathanamthitta District
• Temples of Kerala
• Chengannur
• Chengannur Mahadeva/Devi Temple