ശ്രീ കച്ചാപറമ്പിൽ ഭദ്രകാളി ക്ഷേത്രം

Sri Kachaparambil
Bhadrakali Kshethram

എറണാകുളത്ത് സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്ന ശ്രീ കച്ചാപറമ്പിൽ ഭദ്രകാളി ക്ഷേത്രം, ഭഗവതി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശ്രീ ഭദ്രകാളിക്ക് സമർപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നതും കച്ചാപറമ്പിൽ കുടുംബത്തിന്റെ ഉടമസ്ഥതയിലുള്ളതും കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യുന്നതുമായ ഒരു ക്ഷേത്രമാണ്.

A 150-year-old family shrine of the Kachaparambil Tharavad in Elankunnapuzha, Vypin Island — sacred ground where the fierce grace of Goddess Bhadrakali has protected her devotees for six generations.

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Heritage & Sanctum

150 Years of Devotion,
Held by One Family

The story of a Tharavad's unbroken vow to the Mother Goddess, told in stone, water, and flame.

Sri Kachaparambil Bhadrakali Kshethram stands in Elankunnapuzha Village on Vypin Island, Ernakulam — a temple owned, built, and lovingly maintained entirely by the Kachaparambil family for over 150 years. It is believed to have been consecrated by the ancestors of the Tharavad, and every ritual performed here today continues a lineage of unbroken devotion to the Mother.

The presiding deity, Sri Bhadrakali, is worshipped here in her fierce eight-armed form — bearing trident, sword, shield and discus — an incarnation of Goddess Parvati believed to shatter negativity and stand as a fearless protector of her devotees.

Built in traditional Kerala temple architecture, the sanctum is set within grounds that soften its intensity: a still temple pond used for ceremonial purposes, and a quiet garden that has offered generations of devotees a place to sit in reflection before darshan.

കച്ചാപറമ്പിൽ കുടുംബത്തിന്റെ ഉടമസ്ഥതയിലും പരിപാലനത്തിലുമുള്ള ഈ ക്ഷേത്രം 150 വർഷത്തിലേറെയായി ശ്രീഭദ്രകാളിക്ക് സമർപ്പിതമാണ്. പരമ്പരാഗത കേരള വാസ്തുശൈലിയിൽ നിർമ്മിച്ച ക്ഷേത്ര മന്ദിരത്തിനോട് ചേർന്ന് ഒരു കുളവും മനോഹരമായ ഉദ്യാനവും സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു.

150+

Years of Worship

Generations

Upa Devatas

Tharavad, Unbroken

Sri Bhadrakali sanctum lit with oil lamps at the Kachaparambil temple

Sanctum at Dusk

Entrance gateway of the Kachaparambil Bhadrakali temple

Temple Entrance

Ancient banyan tree in the temple garden

The Old Banyan

Incarnation of Goddess Parvati

Sri Bhadrakali

Bhadrakali is worshipped across Kerala as the fierce form of the Mother Goddess — an incarnation of Parvati invoked for protection, courage, and the destruction of negativity. At Kachaparambil, she is depicted with eight arms, each weapon carrying its own meaning.

Sword & TridentDiscriminating wisdom, and the power to overcome negative forces.

Bow & ArrowFocused, precise strength directed toward righteousness.

Mace & ChakraPhysical power and the sharp discus that cuts through ignorance.

ShieldProtection — a safe haven for every devotee who seeks her.

Sacred Circle

Upa Devatas

ഉപദേവതകൾ — The guardian deities who share the temple grounds, each guarding a different facet of life and land.

Malanayadi

മലനായാടി

Guardian of the hills — a watchful presence believed to protect the land and its people from unseen dangers of the wilderness.

Marudha

മരുതാ

Protector of agriculture and crops, invoked by farming families of the region for a fertile land and a bountiful harvest.

Durga Devi

ദുർഗ്ഗാ ദേവി

The embodiment of feminine Shakti — courage, strength, and the power that upholds righteousness against every adversity.

Ghantakaranan

ഘണ്ടാകർണ്ണൻ

Fierce protector against evil forces and negative energies, standing sentinel at the temple's threshold for every devotee.

Temple Calendar

Festivals & Rituals

The rhythm of the temple year, from ceremonial baths to nights of story and song.

Jan – Feb

Arattu

ആറാട്ട്

The "holy bath" — the deity is taken in ceremonial procession, with music and chanting, to a nearby body of water for a ritual bath before returning to the sanctum.

As Vazhipadu

Kalampattu

കളംപാട്ട്

Epic verses sung to the accompaniment of chenda, maddalam, ilathalam and para — a ritual performance of story, rhythm, and devotion in the temple courtyard.

Mar – Apr