What is Pathiyanadu Sree Bhadrakali Temple?
{{jargon|date=November 2023}} {{multiple issues| {{cleanup|reason=|date=September 2020}} {{no sources|date=September 2020}} }} {{Infobox temple | name = Pathiyanadu Bhadrakali Temple | image = Thirumudi of Pathiyanadamma.jpg | caption = Idol of Pathiyanadamma | image_alt = | map_type = India Kerala | map_caption = Location in Kerala | coordinates = {{Coord|8|26|44|N|76|59|29|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}} | country = India | state = [[Kerala]] | district = [[Thiruvananthapuram]] | location = [[Karakulam]] | deity = Goddess [[Bhadrakali]] | festivals= Kumbhabharani Mahotsavam | website = }} The '''Pathiyanadu Sree Bhadrakali Temple''' is a [[shrine]] in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. The shrine is in Mullassery. It is {{convert|1.5|km|abbr=off}} from [[Karakulam]]. It is {{convert|12.5|km|abbr=off}} from [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. The temple is managed by the Pathiyanadu sree Bhadrakali Kshetram Trust. == Deities == The temple enshrines Goddess [[Bhadrakali]] as the presiding Deity. The idol stands for Goddess Bhadrakali, the daughter of [[Lord Shiva]]. Other deities worshipped at the Pathiyanadu Sree Bhadrakali Temple called Upadevatha's temples include [[MahaGanapathy|Lord MahaGanapathy]] and [[Nagaraja]]. == Kali - Darika Myth == [[Darika]] was a demon who received a boon from [[Brahma]] which granted that he would never be defeated by any man living in any of the fourteen worlds of [[Hindu mythology]]. This made Darika immensely powerful and arrogant. Armed with this boon, Darika went on to conquer the world, defeating even [[Indra]], the king of the gods. As his atrocities became intolerable, the sage [[Narada]] asked [[Shiva]] to stop Darika. Shiva agreed, saying that Darika would be killed by the goddess [[Kali]]. Shiva opened his third eye and produced Kali, whose purpose was to destroy Darika. The goddess was a woman and not born among the humans. She killed him by beheading him. The goddess di