Mullakkal Devi Temple
Situated in the heart of the busy Alleppey town,know popularly as the Venice of Kerala, Mullakkal Devi Temple is a unique temple with no roof over the sanctum sanctorum and the diety is exposed to sun and rain. The other parts of the temple also do not conform to the architectural pattern of Kerala temples except the gopuram in front and the grand anakottil (elephant house) behind it.
Mullakkal Devi Temple is estimated to be 500 years old and there are different stories regarding its origin. Since the temple was built in a jasmine garden, she was known also as Mullakkal Bhagawthy.on 16th July 1962 a four feet tall Rajarajeswari idol was consecrated . Apart from the main Goddess there are also small temples for Hanuman, Subramanya and Nagas (serpents) in the temple. An idol of Lord Krishna and Lord Ayyappa has also been consecrated. Payasam, Vada, Appam are normally offered to the Goddess as Naivedyam. The story goes that on the first day when the Annapurneswari idol was consecrated, they had to make Vada using full urud gram with its black skin (instead of skinless white urud)which was received from a near by Brahmin's family. Following that tradition, even today at the night pooja, this type of Vada is offered to the Goddess
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