Anchumana Temple
This temple is located at Anchumana at Padivattam in Edapally within Kochi Corporation limit.
Sri Bhuvaneswary, Sri Annapoorneswary and Sri Badrakali are the deities presided here with equal importance. Sri Bhuvaneswary, considered as the mother of universe, showers prosperity and protection while Sri Annapoorneswary ensures abundance of wealth and blesses for long happy married life. Sri Bhadrakali is duty-bound to annihilate evil forces.
The sub-deities possessing varying degree and nature of powers have also prominent positions here. Sri Ayyappa, Sri Ganapathy, Sri Subramanya, Sri Guru, Sri Hanuman, Sri Hidumba, Sri Bhrahmarakhas, Sri Khandakarana, Nagadevathas and Arukola are the sub-deities.
Large number of devotees assembles here daily to receive the blessings in return of the offerings. Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays are special days to perform particular types of rituals for the benefit of devotees.
The first day of Malayalam month of Chingam (August/September) congregation of large number of devotees noticed to receive blessings for the whole year.
Beginning from the first day of Vrischikam (November/December), Sri Bhuvaneswary visits neighbouring villages for 41 days to enquire about the well-beings of her wards. The wards in return give her Para (a full measure of paddy). The last 5 days of the 41 days are celebrated as Thalappoli Mahotsavam which attracts huge crowd.
