Kadampuzha temple is a famous Devi temple in Malappuram district of Kerala. The Goddess is worshipped in a pit.
Main offerings are Poomoodal (offering of Thecchi flowers) and Mutturakkal (breaking coconuts). Guys are not allowed inside the temple premises wearing pants. Dhothi would be preferred attire.
The temple was found by Sri Sankaracharya during his desadanam(Journey to wisdom). On his journey when he reached Kadampuzha, he found that he could not move forward and that his way was blocked by a Divine Presence. Even with the superior Sight that could “See” or “Understand” the divine presences, he could not fathom it. Perplexed, he meditated to understand why he failed to fathom the divine Presence and discovered that having attained the “Sarvaknanapeedam”, his ego had somehow crept in to make him feel superior and that his ego was being shunned by the divine Presence, making him unable to fathom it. The divine Saint immediately set about cleaning his mind of any ego and made himself as humble and pure minded as an innocent child. He understood that the Divine power is emanating from the hole in the ground. So he created a temple in this place.
Goddess is worshiped here in three forms. In the mornings she is worshiped as Saraswati who bestows knowledge and excellence in career to all. In the afternoon she is worshiped as Durga blessing the devotees with health, early marriage, and domestic harmony and in the evening as Lakshmi bestowing the devotees with wealth and prosperity.
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