Poonkavil Sri.Balabhadra temple is one of the rarest temples of the deity Sri.Bala Bhadra. It is situated in a village called Ezhumanthuruthu in Kaduthuruthy Grama Panchayat, Kottayam District, Kerala State in India. Temple of Hephaestus, an ancient Greek Doric temple in Athens with the original entrance facing east, 449 BC (western face depicted) For other uses, see Temple (disambiguation). ... Look up deity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Kaduthuruthy is a village of Kottayam district, Kerala, India. ... // The Panchayat (पंचायत in Devanagiri) is an Indian political system that groups five villages in a quincunx (four peripheral villages around a central one were laid out as the 5 side of a die). ... For the town with the same name, see Kottayam. ... Kerala ( ; — ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ...

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During the 17th century Tippu Sultan invaded North Kerala. The then Rajas & Brahmins eloped from North Malabar region and came over and settled seveal location in central Travancore. One of such family settled in a small land now called as Ezhumanthuruthu. Along with them one baby Goddess, called Devi BalaBhadra, accompanied which was unknown to them. During the "99" flood, affected all over Kerala, one great personality, popularly known as "Mundar Velu", noticed the presence of Devi in Poonkav. He immediately called the Tantriks and confirmed the presence of Devi. And started constructing the temple. It was said that the findings of Tantriks says the Goddess is so kind to young adolescent girls and takes care of their well-being and safe living. Young girls who worship her and offer the famous NeyyVilakku and Lemon Chain feel happy on them and expedite the process of their marriage. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Tipu sultans summer palace Tipu Sultan, also known as Tipu Sahib (1753 - May 4, 1799) was ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782, and one of the primary native sources of resistance to the establishment of British rule in India. ... A Raja (sometimes spelled Rajah) is a king, or princely ruler from the Kshatriya lineages. ... A Brahmin (anglicised from the Sanskrit word IAST ; Devanagari ), also known as Vipra, Dvija, Dvijottama (best of the Dvijas), (god on Earth) is a member of an upper caste within Hindu society. ... Bekal Fort Beach, Kerala Malabar (Malayalam: മലബാര്‍ ) is a region of southern India, lying between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea, and comprising the northern half of the state of Kerala. ... Flag for former princely state of Travancore Travancore or Thiruvithaamkoor (Malayalam: തിരുവിതാങ്കൂര്‍ [], തിരുവിതാംകൂര്‍ [], തിരുവിതാങ്കോട് []) was a princely state in India with its capital at Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram). ... Statue of Ceres, the Roman goddess of the agriculture A goddess is a female deity, in contrast with a male deity known as a god. Many cultures have goddesses, sometimes alone, but more often as part of a larger pantheon that includes both the conventional genders and in some cases... Commonly known as Devi (goddess), Vaishnodevi (देवी, Devī in Hindi and Sanskrit) is the Divine Mother of Hinduism. ...

Location:

From Kottayam: Kottayam -Ezhumanthuruthu Bus, get down at Ezhumanthuruthu central Jn. then 5 minutes walk towards south to reach the temple. From Kaduthuruthy: Kaduthuruthy-Ayamkudy-Ezhumanthuruthu.8 km. From Thalayolaparambu: Bus service is available. Or can get auto rikshaw to reach 5km route.

It is a popular belief among parents of girls that worshipping Sri BalaBhardra speeds up their wedlock. So lots of people visit this holy place.

Offerings:

1. NeyyVilakku:

2. Lemon Chain