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Vellayani Devi Temple : ウィキペディア英語版 | Vellayani Devi Temple
The Vellayani Devi Temple is a highly revered shrine in Kerala, India. The shrine is situated in Vellayani 1.5 km west of Vellayani junction, 12 km southeast of Thiruvananthapuram on the eastern bank of Vellayani Lake.〔(Kerala Temples - Bhagavathy Temples - Vellayani Devi )〕 The temple is under the management of Travancore Devaswom Board. The temple structure has a bronze roof with traditional art work and carries Dravidian architecture. The temple has eastern and northern towers called Gopurams with statues of different Gods sculptured in them. The Gopurams function as gateways through the walls that surround the temple complex. ==Deities== The temple enshrines Goddess Bhadrakali as the presiding deity. The idol stands for Goddess Bhadrakali, the daughter of Lord Shiva. Goddess Kali is situated toward the north (vadakke nada). The idol is known in the local Malayalam language as Thirumudi. The idol of the Goddess in the Vellayani temple is one of the largest among the idols of Kerala Kali temples.〔(Welcome to Kerala window )〕 The idol is four and a half feet in height as well as width. Pure gold and precious stones decorate the frontal view of the idol.〔(Vellayani Devi Temple - Thiruvananthapuram )〕 Other deities worshipped at the Vellayani Devi temple called Upadevatha's temples include Lord Shiva, Lord Ganesh and Nagaraja. The temple also has a small sub-temple where another deity Madan Thampuran is enshrined.〔(Vellayani Devi Temple in Thiruvananthapuram India )〕 In the temple Antler is also worshipped. The circulating notion about this is that the antler serves as a medium to invoke the spirit of the divinity at a new-built temple. One of the antlers kept in the Sanctum sanctorum oriented towards the east is from the Thekkathu.〔(The Antiquity of the Tradition of Antler Worship by Dr. V. Sankaran Nair )〕
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