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Aarathi
Ukkada
Ahalya
Devi
Maramma
Temple
Pandavpura
This
is
an
ancient
n
historical
temple
of
mata
aahalya
Devi.
The
temple
located
3
km
from
Pandupura
railway
station.
Very
Ancient
temple
of
Sri
Shakti
Ahalyadevi
also
called
Ukkada
Maramma,
very
powerful
goddesses
for
people
who
are
effect
by
black
magic,
the
people
who
believes
in
such
things
comes
here
to
get
rid
of
evil
things.
The
temple
is
very
crowded
on
Amavasye,
Hunnimme
and
Sundays.
It
is
believed
that
making
certain
offerings
to
the
Goddess
here
helps
ward
off
the
evil
eye
and
jinx
in
one’s
life
(Drishti/nazar).
Usually
Coconut,
lemon,
and
egg
are
made
as
offering
to
ward
off
evil
eye.
The
priests
involved
in
this
activity
try
to
fleece
money
from
the
devotees
by
charging
heavy
amounts.
Fix
the
rate
first
by
bargaining
before
you
do
the
rituals.
It
is
better
to
have
darshan
of
the
deity
first
and
then
go
to
do
“Thade
Hodeyodhu”(evil
eye
removing).
No
reserved
parking
space.
People
park
wherever
space
is
available
thus
causing
traffic
issues.
Although
we
got
parking
initially
at
the
entrance
arch,
later
our
driver
got
the
vehicle
inside
the
lane
near
the
temple.
The
entire
area
is
a
conglomeration
of
shacks,
roadside
vendors
and
very
ugly
tarpaulin
and
plastic
sheet
covered
shacks
which
have
even
infiltrated
into
the
temple
hall.
One
can
hardly
see
the
temple
from
the
outside.
Only
a
portion
of
the
sanctum
tower
can
be
seen
from
outside.
In
front
of
the
sanctum
are
crowd
management
barricades
in
a
cramped
up
area
giving
the
entire
sanctum
a
very
cramped
and
congested
and
ugly
look.
The
only
solace
is
that
one
can
see
the
idol
inside
the
sanctum
properly
because
of
a
step
in
front
of
the
sanctum.
This
view
is
also
possible
provided
the
crowd
of
devotees
is
less.
Else
you
get
just
pushed
away
through
the
barricades.
The
priests
literally
yell
at
you
if
you
pause
for
a
few
minutes
before
the
sanctum.
The
entire
area
is
dirty
and
filthy
with
stray
dogs
and
dumped
junk
and
Devotees
offer
non
veg
to
the
Goddess
after
completion
of
their
prayer
fulfilled,
Various
Pooja
are
available
here,
devotees
cooks
nonveg
food
and
offers
for
other
devotees.
Photos
by
Viswas
Menon
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Menon
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by
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Menon
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