Ammathiruvadi Temple

Ammathiruvadi Temple at Urakam near Thrissur is one of the foremost Durga temples of Kerala and is counted first among the 108 Durgaalayams of the old Kerala tradition. Its age is uncertain, but the shrine is believed to be around eleven hundred years old.

Tradition credits the sage Parashurama with setting out the 108 places of Durga worship after reclaiming the land from the sea. The temple is also associated with Poomulli Namboothiri, who is said to have founded the present shrine between seven hundred and a thousand years ago. Its Rajagopuram, nalambalam and double-storeyed sanctum are noted examples of Kerala temple building.