Though the deity of the temple is still observed as Bhadra Kali, she is often praised by the devotees as Kannaki and Muthumari in Kodungallur.Īttukal Bhagavati Temple, Moothanthara Karnaki Amman Temple and so many Bhagavathy temples are believed to be located on the journey of Kannaki to Chera Nadu after the burning of Madurai. The famous Bhagavati Temple at Kodungallur, which was the former capital of Cheras, remembers its ancient interaction with the Kannaki cult in its Sthala Puranam. The Kannaki cult, perhaps initiated by the rulers of Chera lineage in Kerala, is still preserved in the form of Bhagavati cult. Siruvachur Mathura Kaliyamman temple and the Mangala Devi Kovil in Idukki District are the other few temples where their connection with Kannaki still remembered.
However, several temples like those Vattapparai Amman at Thiruvottiyur still commemorate the goddess as Kannaki Amman. which is identified as the month of Mariamman's veneration in Tamil Nadu. Cilappatikāram states that Mariamman is none other than Kannaki by stating that Kannaki burnt Madurai on the Friday of the Ādi month. Kannaki Amman's worship involves her identification with the Dravidian folk religion's rain goddess, Mariamman. Cilappatikāram tells about the Kannaki worship of another Pandyan King "Vetrivel Cheliyan", for relieving the land from the drought and curse of her on Pandya Nadu.
Kodungallur Bhagavathy Amman Veneration Tamil Nadu Ĭilappatikāram, and its sequel, Manimekalai, offer evidence that Kannaki was praised as a goddess even during the lifetime of Manimekalai, the daughter of Kovalan and Madhavi.
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