Chakkulathukavu Bhagavathy Kshetram
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Chakkulathukavu Kshetram is located in Alappuzha District of Kerala.  Chakkulathukavu Amma is Durga Devi in the concept of Vanadurga.

Sthala Puranam says that, Prathista of Vigraham was done by Narada Muni.

A hunter who went to cut wood in the forest tried to kill a snake which attacked him. Later, he saw the same snake near a pond. Hunter attacked it again which was lying on a snake pit. Suddenly the pit burst and water flowed from it.
A Rishi appeared in front of the
astonished hunter and told hunter's family that inside the pit there is a Devi Vigraham. Saying so the Rishi took Vigraham and did Prathista. He asked the hunter's family to do pooja and disappeared.

That night,  the hunter had a dream and he understood that the rishi who came
was Narada Muni. Chakkulathukavu Pongala is very famous.
Story behind this is, The hunter and his family used to make food in mud pots while living in forest. One day, they could not make any Naivedyam. It is said that the vessels
which he used to make Naivedyam was filled with food.  Hunter and his family believed that it was Devi, herself who prepared the food. In this memory Pongala is celebrated here.

Chakkulathukavilamme Sharanam
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