Knachery Vana Durga Temple is one of the few temples like Iringole kavu Vana Durga Temple that exists inside the forest in Kuttampuzha Tribal area . It is on the way to Mamalakandam which is a forest village in Ernakulam district of Kerala state in India and a forest tourist place near Western Ghats, this was one of the unknown and unexplored travel destinations in South India. The participation of Kerala elephant and the unique temple rituals by tribal devotees attracts many tourists too to Knachery goddess Durga Temple in Mamalakandam Urulanthanni forest. It can be accessed via Kochi to Munnar road either deviating to Thattekad - Kuttampuzha direction from Kothamangalam town or deviating after the Neriamangalam Bridge also. If you plan a one day tour from Kochi to Mamalakandam you can visit 7 most beautiful hidden spots to explore including this. You may also travel to the Ernakulam tourist places like Thattekkad bird sanctuary, Inchathotty hanging bridge, Bhoothathankettu dam etc in the Kothamangalam places. As it is a jungle route in Kuttampuzha, here you may get the wild elephant sightings too. It is calculated that Knachery Vana Durga Temple, approximately 2000 years old, was destroyed in natural calamities many years before which was spotted by the tribal people of that forest. Ancient Artefacts of the temple that survived are used for the construction and remaining are preserved for archaeological studies. Before the actual festival starts a tribal festival is conducted by the tribals. And one speciality of this temple is that Ganapthy Pooja (Homam) is conducted after the sunrise (actually it starts before sunrise). Another speciality is that elephant sits before Thanthri (Pujari) during the pooja.
ക്ണാച്ചേരി ശ്രീ ദുർഗാ ഭഗവതി ക്ഷേത്രം ഉരുളൻതണ്ണി കുട്ടമ്പുഴ മാമലക്കണ്ടം കോതമംഗലം
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1 окт 2024
