thirakali _ chirankara pooram

The Kodikkunnu Bhagavathy Temple or Kodikkunnu Ambalam is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Durga located in the village of Pallippuram, near Pattambi, in Palakkad district of Kerala, India. The goddess is commonly referred to as the Bhagavathy or Kodikkunnathamma.
The word "kunnu" means hill in Malayalam language. Literally, Kodikkunnu Temple would thus mean the temple situated on top of the hill called "Kodi". Kodikkunnu is near to Pallippuram railway station and can be accessed from Valanchery, Pattambi and Thrithala, by road.

The main deity is Amma means Mother and there is Siva also with almost same importance. To the left of Bhagavathy is the idol of Ganapathi. People come from distant places to worship the goddess.

The temple has nada (holy entrance) from 3 directions, viz., north, east and west. The door towards the south is permanently closed. Vehicles can reach the immediate temple premises as there is road reaching the temple. From all three directions there are granite stone-paved steps to reach the temple.

Chirankara pooram (temple festival) is the main festival of Kodikkunnu Bhagavathy Temple. This festival is conducted at Chirankara Mahavishnu temple which is known as the "Keezhekkavu" of Kodikkunnathamma. Chirankara temple is dedicated to Vishnu and "pooram" festivals are normally conducted in Durga temples only. But this [Pooram] is conducted there on behalf of Kodikkunnathamma. The area under Pallippuram is divided into smaller administrative geographical units called "desam". From every desam people will send different type of dancers called "Pootan" and "Thara" for performance at the temple during the festival.
The main attractions during the pooram is Chenda melam, Thayambaka and Panchvadyam. From every desam people will bring "Kaala"(decorated artificial bullock pairs). At the end of the day there will be "Vedikkettu"(fireworks) which is a very enchanting sight to see.
The other important festival associated with the temple is the Kathiratta Vela (Festival of Harvest) that is celebrated after the every years harvest. This ‘vela’ is essentially a thanksgiving gesture to the Goddess for having given rich harvest. Kathiratta vela is conducted in the temple premises.
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