Chinakkathoor Temple

Chinakkathoor Bhagavathi Temple is a Hindu temple located at Palappuram near Ottapalam in Palakkad district of Kerala, India. The temple is well-known for the Chinakkathoor pooram held annually in the Malayalam month of Kumbham.

Sree Chinakkathoor Bhagavathi Temple
ശ്രീ ചിനക്കത്തൂർ ഭഗവതി ക്ഷേത്രം
Chinakkathoor temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictPalakkad
DeityBhagavathi
FestivalChinakkathoor Pooram
Governing bodyChinakkathoor Bhagavathy Devaswom
Location
LocationPalappuram
StateKerala
CountryIndia
Chinakkathoor Bhagavathy Temple, Palappuram, Palakkad, (Kerala)
Chinakkathoor Temple (India)
Geographic coordinates10.770623°N 76.418588°E / 10.770623; 76.418588
Architecture
TypeDravidian architecture
StyleTraditional Kerala style
Specifications
Direction of façadeSouth
Temple(s)One
Elevation84.34 m (277 ft)

There are two shrines, Thazhekavu (lower shrine) and Melakavu (upper shrine). Melakavu is believed to be older than Thazekavu. The priests of the upper shrine traditionally come from the Kulangara Nair family of Palappuram. Namboothiri priests do the poojas in the lower shrine and in the ten days of pooram. They are in charge of the upper shrine as well. There is a shrine dedicated to Lord Ganapathy who is believed to be in his divine "Vidya Ganapati" form, adjoining the temple complex near the iconic banyan tree.

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