Pattupurackal Bhagavathy Temple is an ancient Bhadrakalitemple located in Njeezhoor village, Kottayam. It is the only temple in Njeezhoor village where presiding deity as Sree Bhadrakali. Offering naranga vilakku and neivilakku on every Tuesday and Friday is very significant in this temple. The nearest towns are Kuravilangad and Kaduthuruthy. It is about 6 km and 11 km away from temple respectively. The last renovation activities were done on 19 March 2016 with the presence of Kshetra Thantri Brahma Sree Anil Dhivakaran Namboothiri. The temple is managed by NSS Karayaogam Number 336.
The temple worships Sree Bhadrakali as presiding deity, based on the Hindu myth the Bhadrakali treated as the daughter of Lord Shiva. Yakshi and Bhagavathy are placed here as subordinate deities.
Festival
The annual festival of Pattupurackal Bhagavathy temple is celebrated on every Malayalam month of Meenam. The date deciding based on Malayalam calendar. Special poojas are performed on that days. It is 12-day-long festival starting with Pongala. Each day festival is organized by each family members as their offering. Thalappoli takes place everyday evening during the annual festival with the retinue of an idol of bhadrakali and chendamelam. This procession takes three-time spin around the temple. There are different programs to be held during the festival time on temple auditorium. On the completion day morning of annual festival big procession start from the nearest street with the retinue of thalappoli, Chendamelam, shingarimelam, Ammankudam, Kumbakudam, Theyyam, Mayilattam, Shiva Parvathy dance and also elephant carrying thidambu. Around 12 pm the procession reached the temple. After that Maha Annadhanam held near the temple premises. On the ending day, night Mudiyettu held on the temple ground. The Festival ended with valiya guruthi pooja. There is also celebration conducted in the shrine of subordinate deities on every Malayalam month of Vrichigam.
Pongala
in pattupurackal bhagavathy temple celebrated every year during the annual festival. It is on just one day before starting the 12-day annual festival. Pongala is a sweet cooked rice with jaggery, ghee and coconut as well as other ingredients in the small open pot by women for seeking divine blessings. It is a momentous festival for married as well as unmarried women devotees. By offering pongala the women devotees believe that it brings blessings for their husband and children and also brings good life partner to unmarried women. Around 9 am the temple priests lights the hearth and this is passed to every women devotee to light up their hearth for preparing the pad. Around 11 am the pongala devote to temple deity. Women's from the different region come to participate in pongala festival. It is celebrating as the grant in this temple.
Mudiyettu
in Pattupurackal Bhagavathy temple is celebrating on the completion day night during the annual festival. It is performing on temple ground around 12 am. Mudiyettu is one of the main attraction of the annual festival. Mudiyettu is a ritual dance drama performed in Bhadrakali temple. People from different religion come to watch this.
Valiya guruthi
Valiya guruthi pooja is performing at night on one day after the 12-day festival. This is the most powerful pooja to remove all obstacles and evil forces against one’s life. It is an hour long pooja which is tied to a plantain tree and erected on the center of a 64 cornered frame made up of plantain tree ingredients on the floor. This pooja is accompanied by traditional drums. The annual festival ends with this guruthi pooja.
Other festivals
The other festival are Vidhyarambham on the completion day of Navaratri, Ashtadravya Mahaganapathy Homam on Vinayaka Chathurthi, light up lamp inside as well as around temple on Dipavali, Sarvaiswarya pooja on last Friday evening of every Malayalam month, Agandanamajapam on first Sunday of every Malayalam month from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm, Varapodi offering On velutha vavu day of every month for subordinate deities.
Temple auditorium
The temple also has the facility of the big auditorium to conduct marriage function. It is an open auditorium equipped with light, fan and also sound system. About 500 people can sit inside the auditorium.
Administration
The temple is managed by NSS Karayogam. The karayogam has elected a committee to run the activities of the temple. It has 11 members including president, secretary, vice president, Joint Secretary, Treasurer and committee members.
