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Kariyippanchira Vanadurga Temple

Kariyippanchira Vanadurga Temple is a Vanadurga temple located at Kothamangalam, Kerala, India.

Kariyippanchira Vanadurga Temple
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Om Vanadurgayai Namaha

Mantra

ॐ वनदुर्गायै नमः

Oṃ Vanadurgāyai Namaḥ

Meaning — Salutations to Vanadurga, the guardian of the forest.

Recited for: Protection of the land and its creatures

Vanadurga Devi Sharanam

Pooja Sloka

വനദുർഗാ ദേവീ ശരണം

Vanadurgā Devī Śaraṇaṃ

Meaning — Vanadurga Devi, be my refuge.

Recited for: Lamp offering at the forest shrine

Main Deity

Vanadurga

वनदुर्गा

Vanadurga is the forest form of Durga, worshipped in the sacred groves of Kerala as the guardian of wild places and of the creatures who live there.

Consort
Shiva
Vahana
Lion
Abode
Sacred forests and kavus
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