Dakshina Mookambika Temple, North Paravur
The Dakshina Mookambika Temple is a famous Saraswati temple in the town of North Paravur in the Ernakulam district of Kerala. The presiding deity in this temple is Saraswati and sub-deities are Ganapathy, Kartikeya, Mahavishnu, Yakshi, Hanuman and Veerabhadran. A shrine devoted to Yakshi is at the southwest corner. The sanctum sanctorum is in the midst of a lotus pool.
| Dakshina Mookambika Temple North Paravur | |
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Lotus pool inside the temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| Deity | Saraswati |
| Location | |
| Location | North Paravur, Ernakulam, Kerala, India |
| Geographic coordinates | 10.146703°N 76.232116°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Architecture of Kerala |
| Specifications | |
| Temple(s) | One |
| Elevation | 25.82 m (85 ft) |
| Website | |
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According to legends, Thampuran (ruler) of Paravur was a great devotee of Goddess Mookambika. He used to visit the Kollur temple in Mangalore every year to pay homage to the goddess. When he became old, his health worsened and he could no longer undertake the long journey to Kollur. The goddess appeared to the sad devotee in a dream and ordered him to build her idol near his palace so that he can have daily darshan of her. Thampuran followed her instructions, built a temple at Paravur and installed the Goddess.