Arikkadi Ali Chammundi

Overview

Arikkady is a village in Kasarakode district in the state of Kerala, India

About The Temple

The temple is known as Arikkady Parasthanam Bhagavathy Ali Chamundi Temple and presiding deities is Chamundi devi. The main attraction is that Muslim magician called "Ali" is presiding as one of the sub deity.

This temple is more than 800 years old. It is believed that Chamundi Devi saved her devotees from magical tricks of magician Ali. Devi destroyed his arrogance and evil doings by killing him. It is believed that Ali was wearing a magical amulet and thus creating problems with his magic. Devi is said to have destroyed it by removing it. After killing him, Devi asked people to build shrine for him too. No daily pujas are done here other than the 'Samkramam' puja (The day before entering a Malayalam month). As it is caste-no-bar temple, people from all religions can visit and worship Devi.

Festivals

Important festival is "Kaliyatta" here which starts on 16th of Meenam month of Malayalam calendar

Accessibility

Airport

Three main airports are located at Trivandrum, Kochi and Kozhikode, two of which (Trivandrum and Kochi) have an international airport.

Railways

Kerala is well-connected to all the major cities through an effective train services link.

Road

Roads in Kerala are in much improved condition than other states in India. Buses, tourist taxis, and autos are the main modes of road transport.

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