Valliya Aarattu - Karnaki Amman Temple

About Valliya Aarattu - Karnaki Amman Temple:

Kerala's one and only Karnaki Temple where goddess Karnaki is worshiped in her full Idolic-Form and divine glory. This temple is situated at palakkad town circle - Moothanthara (New Name - Karnaki Nagar), a dwelling place of Karnaki's own people, "Moothans" believed to be descended from the neighboring state of Tamilnadu in the historic times. One of the main attractions of this temple is the way in which the traditional pooja rituals are performed in the goddess karnaki's temple and the Visalakshi Sametha Shiva Temple (Siva-Parvathy Temple) worshipped in the same compound. For goddess Karnaki, Kerala form of pooja practices are done by Kerala Brahmins (Namboothiri's) and in Siva Temple Tamil Shaiva form of Pooja practices are carried out by Tamil Brahmin Priests.