Laloor Bhagavathy Temple

Laloor Bhagavathy Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictThrissur District
Deitykarthyayani
FestivalsThrissur Pooram
Location
LocationCity of Thrissur
StateKerala
CountryIndia
Architecture
TypeKerala

Laloor Bhagavathy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess karthyayani situated in Laloor, Thrissur City of Kerala, India. Cochin Devaswom Board controls the temple. The temple is a participant in the Thrissur Pooram every year.The goddess here has a bala bhava. It is one of the 108 Durga Temples in Kerala found by Saint Parasurama.[1]

[2]The place is said to have site for many yagas (sacred rituals) thus it was called "yagoor ",Which latter known by "laloor" . On Thrissur pooram,the goddess arrives with nine elephants to pay tributes toVadakkunnathan .Devi also arrives to Vadakkumnathan temple on Shivratri

A mantra used by Gopis to worship goddess for attaining Sri Krishna as their husband can be seen inscribed inside the temple

  1. ^ "Thrissur all set for Pooram". The Hindu. 20 April 2005. Archived from the original on 28 April 2005. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Laloor Bhagavathy Temple". Thrissur Pooram. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.