Cheruvally Devi Temple

The Cheruvally Devi Temple is located in the village of Cheruvally in the Kanjirappally taluk of Kottayam, Kerala state, India. The presiding deity here is Goddess Bhadrakali, a more fierce form of Devi Aadishakthi. Along with Her, there are various sub-deities installed in the temple, which include Ganapathi, Shiva, Parvathi, Vishnu, Ayyappan, Subrahmanya, Durga, Veerabhadra, Kodumkali, Snake deities, Brahmarakshassu, Judge Ammavan and Yakshiyamma. Among them, the shrine of Judge Ammavan has special significance, because there is no any other place with such a deity. People believe that pleasing Judge Ammavan will solve all issues related to judicial matters, and due to this reason, many lawyers, judges and various people who are bound in or filed cases come here and worship him with coconut. The temple is estimated to be at least thousand years old which is quite unique in its customs and traditions. The temple once under the possession of tribes later came in the hands of many landlords.