Chithrakkoodakkallu

Chithrakkoodakkallu (also Chithrakoodam, Nagakkallu, or Sarppakkallu) is a house for the deity snakes or a devotional image (Murti) of a serpent deity, used for snake worship.[1] It is constructed with rocks. These consecrations can be seen at sarpa kavus of some ancient, traditional Hindu families and temples throughout Kerala.[2][3][4]

A Sarpa Kavu with Chithrakkoodakkallu(Left), constructed with laterites
A Chithrakkoodakkallu at Chemmanthittakkaavu Durga Bhagavathy Temple, constructed with granites
Snake worship in Chithrakkoodakkallus, constructed with laterites at Kalathil Sreerudra Devi Temple.
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