Chembukkavu Bhagavathy Temple is a Hindu temple situated in Chembukkavu,

Thrissur Thrissur (, ), Renaming of cities in India, formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Ke ...

city of Kerala, India.

Cochin Devaswom Board Cochin Devaswom Board is a socio-religious trust appointed by the Kerala Government to look after Hindu temples in central Kerala consisting of Ernakulam District, Thrissur District and Palakkad District. It is headquartered in Round north, Thr ...

controls the temple. It is one of the 108 Durga temples in

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. The temple is a participant in the

Thrissur Pooram The Thrissur ''Pooram'' is an annual Hindu temple festival held in Thrissur, Kerala, India. It is held at the Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur every year on the '' Pooram'' day—the day when the moon rises with the ''Pooram'' star in the M ...

every year. The Bhagavathy at the Ayyanthole temple is considered to be the elder sister of the Chembukkavu Bhagavathy. It is believed that the goddess has kanyaka bhava . Also ,the goddess is prone to strong sunlight so her processions to the Vadakkumnathan temple occur before intense sunlight

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