Puttingal Temple

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Puttingal Temple
Paravur Puttingal Devi Temple
Puttingal temple festival
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Kollam
Deity	Goddess Puttingal
Location
Location	Paravur
State	Kerala
Country	India
Location in Kerala
Geographic coordinates	8°48′45.43″N 76°39′51.97″E / 8.8126194°N 76.6644361°E / 8.8126194; 76.6644361

Puttingal Temple is a Hindu temple in the coastal town of Paravur, India. The temple was founded after the presence of the goddess was experienced on an ant hill with Puttu being the Malayalam word for ant Hill.^[1]

The main festival is celebrated on the day of Bharani star in Meenam. Fireworks and other events associated with the festival take place along with other cultural events with various poojas performed.