Laloor Bhagavathy Temple
| Laloor Bhagavathy Temple | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Thrissur District |
| Deity | karthyayani |
| Festivals | Thrissur Pooram |
| Location | |
| Location | City of Thrissur |
| State | Kerala |
| Country | India |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Kerala |
Laloor Bhagavathy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess karthyayani situated in Laloor, Thrissur City of Kerala, India. The goddess here has a bala bhava, Thus light coloured flowers are preferred for poojas. Cochin Devaswom Board controls the temple. The temple is a participant in the Thrissur Pooram every year. It is one of the 108 Durga Temples in Kerala found by Saint Parasurama.[1]
[2]The goddess arrives with nine elephants to pay tributes to Vadakkumnathan (Shiva).Devi also arrives to Vadakkumnathan temple on Shivaratri
A mantra used by Gopis to worship goddess for attaining Sri Krishna as their husband can be seen inscription in the temple
"Om Katyayani Mahamaye Mahayoginyadhisvari
Nandgopasutam Devi Patim
Me Kuru Te Namah"
Referencams
- ^ "Thrissur all set for Pooram". The Hindu. 20 April 2005. Archived from the original on 28 April 2005. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Laloor Bhagavathy Temple". Thrissur Pooram. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.