Kattakampal

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Kattakampal
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Kattakampal
Kattakampal (India)
Coordinates: 10°41′0″N76°2′0″E / 10.68333°N 76.03333°E / 10.68333; 76.03333
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Government
  BodyGrama Panchayat
Population
 (2001)
  Total11,642
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
680544
Vehicle registration KL-48

Kattakampal is a village in Thrissur in the state of Kerala, India. [1] It is famous for Pooram which is an annual festival of Kattakampal Temple. It is located about 30 km from Thrissur, 8 km from Kunnamkulam and 12 km from Guruvayoor.

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Kattakampal had a population of 11642 with 5509 males and 6133 females. [1]

Kattakampal Temple

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Kattakampal Temple is located at Kattakampal village in Thrissur district. The main deity of the temple is Shiva in the Sanctum sanctorum facing east. But temple is famous for Kattakampal Bhagavathy in the separate Sanctum sanctorum facing west. It is believed that this temple is one of the 108 Shiva Temples of Kerala and is installed by sage Parasurama dedicated to Shiva. According to legends the Kattakampal temple is considered as 2000 years old. Temple is famous for the annual Pooram celebrations.

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.