Cheruvally Devi Temple

Cheruvally Devi Temple
Cheruvally Devi Temple
ചെറുവളളി ശ്രീഭദ്രകാളി ഭഗവതിക്ഷേത്രം
	Cheruvally Sree Bhadra temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Kottayam
Deity	Bhadrakali
Festivals	Thiruvutsavam in Meenam, Navarathri, Durgashtami
Governing body	Travancore Devaswom Board
Location
Location	Cheruvally
State	Kerala
Country	India
	Location in Kerala
Geographic coordinates	9°31′3.77″N76°45′50.18″E / 9.5177139°N 76.7639389°E
Architecture
Type	Traditional Kerala style
Website
	http://cheruvallydevitemple.com/

Last updated September 30, 2024

The Cheruvally Devi Temple^[1] is located in the village of Cheruvally in the Kanjirappally taluk of Kottayam,^[2] Kerala state, India. The presiding deity here is Goddess Bhadrakali,^[3] a more fierce form of [Devi Aadishakthi. Along with Her, there are various sub-deities installed in the temple, which include Ganapathi, Shiva, Parvathi, Vishnu, Ayyappan, Subrahmanya, Durga, Veerabhadra, Kodumkali, Snake deities, Brahmarakshassu, Judge Ammavan and Yakshiyamma. Among them, the shrine of Judge Ammavan has special significance, because there is no any other place with such a deity. People believe that pleasing Judge Ammavan will solve all issues related to judicial matters, and due to this reason, many lawyers, judges and various people who are bound in or filed cases come here and worship him with coconut. The temple is estimated to be at least thousand years old which is quite unique in its customs and traditions. The temple once under the possession of tribes later came in the hands of many landlords.

Location

The temple is located 35 km (22 mi) southeast to Kottayam, 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest to Kanjirappally and 7 km (4.3 mi) south to Ponkunnam. It is located on the Ponkunnam - Manimala route.

Judge Ammavan

The main attration of the temple is the shrine of Judge Ammavan, who is the ghost of an extremely honest Judge who died an unnatural death. This shrine came to being only in 1978, but has already achieved statewide attention, and many lawyeres, judges and others who got accused in various cases come here and worship with coconut. The story behind this shrine is as follows:

Ramavarmapurathu Madom Govinda Pillai, a native of Cheruvally, was the Judge of Travancore Sardar court. He was well-respected by all his colleagues, and the then King of Travancore, Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma, popularly known as 'Dharma Raja', supported him very much. But once, due to some terrible circumstances, he had to execute his nephew Padmanabha Pillai in a crime which he did not commit. When Pillai came to know that he was mistaken, he was overcome with grief, and told the King to execute him. The King reluctantly agreed his proposal, and Pillai was executed brutally. Since he had an unnatural death, Pillai's ghost began to cause troubles in various places, and to pacify it, a sub-shrine was constructed here. Installed many devotees conducted ada nivedyam vazhipadu for success in legal cases and studies.^[4]

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References

↑ "Need a lawyer? Litigants in Kerala go to 'Judge Uncle' temple praying for a miracle". 29 July 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
↑ "In need of divine justice? Head to Kerala's 'Judge Uncle' shrine". 11 August 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
↑ "Cheruvally Devi Temple Near Chirakkadavu – Ponkunnam In Kottayam - Festival". 26 July 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
↑ "The legends". cheruvallydevitemple.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

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[1] "Need a lawyer? Litigants in Kerala go to 'Judge Uncle' temple praying for a miracle". 29 July 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

[2] "In need of divine justice? Head to Kerala's 'Judge Uncle' shrine". 11 August 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

[3] "Cheruvally Devi Temple Near Chirakkadavu – Ponkunnam In Kottayam - Festival". 26 July 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

[4] "The legends". cheruvallydevitemple.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

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