Mandàikadu Temple/Mandàikadu Bhagavathi Amman Temple/മണ്ടയ്ക്കാട് ക്ഷേത്രം

Mandaikadu Temple – Mandaikadu Bhagavathi Amman Temple


Mandaikadu Bhagavathi Amman Temple is a popular temple dedicated to Mother Goddess Shakthi near Nagercoil in Tamil Nadu. A 15 feet tall anthill is worshipped as Bhagavathi Amman. The anthill has five heads and the belief is that it is still growing. Currently the anthill has the height of 12 feet.
There is a belief that the Mandaikadu Bhagavathi Amman Murti stands on the spot where Adi Shankaracharya performed puja to a Sri Chakra.


The face of the murti of Bhagavati Amman can be seen at the upper end of the anthill. There is also a Sri Chakra installed in the sanctum sanctorum. The temple is built in the Kerala style of temple architecture.



Festivals and Important dates

Full moon day (Poornima), Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays are important days in the temple. The most important temple festival is held in Maasi month (February – March). The festival attracts a million people. Mandaikadu Temple is located on the sea shore at Mandaikadu village in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu. The temple is around 4 km from Colachel, 5 km from Thingalnagar, 22 km from Nagarcoil, 41 km from Kanyakumari and 70 km from Thiruvananthapuram.


Mandaikadu Temple Timing

Morning Darshan Timing is from 5:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Evening Darshan Timing is from 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM


Mandaikadu Temple Location

Mandaikadu Temple is located on the sea shore at Mandaikadu village in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu. The temple is around 4 km from Colachel, 5 km from Thingalnagar, 22 km from Nagarcoil, 41 km from Kanyakumari and 70 km from Thiruvananthapuram.


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