Mandaikadu Bhagavathi Amman Temple is known as a Sabarimala for Women. AVE Resort and hotel only 5 km from mandaikadu. (aveholidayhome.com)

Sri Bhagavathi Amman Temple

 Welcome to Mandaikadu. It is a small coastal town in kaniyakumari district of TamilNadu State situated at the shores of Arabian Sea covered with lush green coconut trees.

Sri Bhagavathi Amman Temple – Mandaikadu

    Sri Bhagavathi Amman Temple is an important temple situated near to Nagercoil – colachel State highway in Mandaikadu .This Temple was built in kerala tradition in very simple style. Holy trees for this temple are Bo Tree and Neem . Pujas is performed four times daily.

    Mandaikadu Bhagavathi Amman Temple is known as a Sabarimala for Women. The 15 feet tall anthill is the Bhagavathi amman. Women visit the temple with the Irumudi as men go to Sabarimala.

    His Holiness Sri Sankaracharya was performing Srichakra Puja with his Kerala disciples here. One day the Chakra did not turn back after the puja was over as usual. The Acharya stayed here itself and attained Samadhi. It is on this spot where the Srichakra existed, the anthill began to grow. Children playing this side and hitting the anthill were injured. Marthanda Varma, the king of Kerala came to know of these developments and built a temple and performed pujas regularly. Gradually, the temple assumed significance among the devotees. Today is a famous temple blessing the devotees?

Puja Timings

Morning         -           5.00hrs

Noon               -           12.30hrs

Evening          -           18.30hrs

Night               -           20.30hrs

   Pujas performed on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday is believed as Special.

Speciality:

The temple is built after the Kerala tradition in a very simple style. The roof of the temple has orange colour tiles, an anthill touching the roof. At the upper end is the face of Goddess Bhagavathi. People cook a pudding here with rice flour, sugar, jaggery called Mandaiappam and offer it to the Goddess for relief from headache and none is disappointed, it is widely said.

General Information

Mandaikadu is located 60 Kms from Thiruvananthapuram ,100 kms from Tirunelveli.23kms from Nagercoil , 5kms from Thingal Nagar and 4 kms from Colachel. Bus facilities are available to Nagercoil from almost all parts of Tamilnadu. Devotes can reach Mandaikadu by road. Nearest railway stations are Eranial and Nagercoil. Nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram .

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