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Gandhari Amman Kovil

Thiruvananthapuram temple to Gandhari Amman near Thampanoor, celebrating Chithra Poornima each May

Photo: Ranjithsiji · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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01 — The story

Gandhari Amman Kovil is a Hindu temple at Mele Thampanoor in Thiruvananthapuram, roughly one and a half kilometres from the city's central railway station at Thampanoor. Its principal deity is the goddess Gandhari Amman.

Around the main shrine, the temple complex also holds a number of small shrines, dedicated to Ganesha, Muruga, the serpent deities, Bhairavar, the Navagrahas and Manthramurthi. Chithra Poornima, celebrated in May, is the main festival of the year.

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02 — About

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