Nalukulangara Maha Devi Temple[1] is situated in Kuthiathode Panchayath in Kerala, India. It is a prominent Devi temple in Alappuzha. It is situated 1 km from Pattukulangara Junction. It hosts the idol of the goddess Bhadrakali (popularly known as "Nalukulangara Amma") together with Sivan, Subrahmanyan, Bhalabhadra, etc. It is popularly called "Nalukulangara Mahadevi". The annual temple festival (Kodiyettu Ulsavom – Malayalam calendar Makaram — Makom Thozal and Pooram) is held there. Vrichikom 1st Pongala is a ladies' fest.

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Nalukulangara Maha Devi Temple
Temple
Nalukulangara Temple
Coordinates: 9.780583°N 76.304850°E / 9.780583; 76.304850
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	0478
Nearest city	Kochi
Lok Sabha constituency	Alappuzha
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Aroor
Civic agency	Kuthiathode Gram Panchayat

Festivals

Nalukulangara Pooram

Nalukulangara Pooram is a popular temple festival in Kerala. It is held on the Pooram (Malayalam: പൂരം, [Malayalam pronunciation: ​[puːɾam]]) day of the Malayalam calendar month of Makaram. Pooram is the day when the moon rises with the Pooram star. People celebrate Pooram without any religious difference.

Ponkala

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Other deities

In the outer temple shrines for Shiva, Murukan, and Saraswathi are present.

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