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Renowned Temples Acheswaram Temple This temple was known as Agasthea swarapuram and later transformed to Acheswaran. One km east to Vazhayambalam stop in Guruvyoor Kodungalloor route at Kaipamangalam Panchayath of Trissur District, facing east, with main deity Siva situated this temple. Adat Ambalamkavu Bhagavathy Temple Adat is a small village also known as Valsanad. It has a prominent role in the history. It is one of the blessed villages in 108 Sivalayas being the capital of Ambalamkavu Temple. The legendary village Adat is located 10 kilometers north-west of the cultural capital of Kerala, Thrissur. There is no much information available about the origin of Ambalamkavu Bhagavathy except the oral information from our ancestors and the information received from the Ashtamangala Prasna done recently. Decade back, it was a thick forest and dwelling place of jungle people, with jungle ponds and streams. In the flow of years, when forests and ponds were destructed, self-lit divinity was originated in an ambal pond, and jungle dwellers and shudra families recognized it as Devi. This temple came to be known as Ambalamkavu because it was originated from the ambal pond.
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Later on, Kururmana Namboothiris took domination of the temple, when jungle dwellers and shudra families like Pulinchery and Kunnathully were off power. They built new temple and Bhagavathi was consecrated in it. Temple administration was run jointly by Kururmana, Pulinchery and Kunnathully families. After some years, temple administration and temple premises were under Kururmana. Daily expenses of the temple were met at the magnanimity of devotees, and later on Kurur Mana let temple and its administration to a public committee. From that day to this, the temple has been in prosperity. Today, the existence of this temple is only because of the wholehearted cooperation support of devotees. Astrologers opine there is no such kali temple nearby with such facility for darsan. It is their strong belief that all their prayers will be granted by the divine mother. The devotees also have informed the Devasom about the removal of their various problems by the blessings of Goddess. Important festivals of this temple are celebrations of Bharanivela in the month of Medam, Vellaripooja and Pallipana in the season of Mandala and Saraswathi pooja during Navarathry. Recent Shudhikalasha after renovation of the temple has given more divine look to the deity of Devi. Devotees say Muttirakkal which is offered for eradication of evil, Swayamvara pushpanjali which is offered for marital blessings, Sookthapushpanjali which is offered for getting wishes done, Thrakalapooja, Poomoodal etc. are very much beneficial and effective in this temple. That is the reason that devotees flock to this temple even from other states. People expect the temple priest to be executing all the temple responsibilities in accordance with the guidance of Thanthri, and everything goes on well by the blessing of Devi. Giant changes are expected in the attire and shape of the temple by Malayalam Year 1186 after the Dwaja Prathishta as per the Ashtamangalaprashna. People in Adat are on high expectation that