Edanadu Sree Durga Devi Temple situates 7 KMs away from Kalady – the holy land blessed by the birth of Jagath Guru Adi Sankara – in Kalady - Alwaye Bus route and about 3 KMs far from the famous Sree Parameswara & Sree Parvathy Thiruvyraanikkulam Mahadeva Temple, in Ernakulam District. The Closest major town is Always and the temple is about 8 Kilometres away from Cochin International Airport, Nedumbassery. Lord Parasurama the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu was the son of Sage Jamadagni and Renuka, had consecrated 108 Shiva temples and 108 Durga temples for the well-being and prosperity of the people in Kerala.
Edanadu Durga Devi Temple is the famous one among the 108 Durgaalayas which are known as the 108 Shakthi Peethas (Sakthidurgas) in the world. Lord PARASURAMA, who installed the beautiful idol of Goddess in this ancient temple. Edanadu Durga Devi Temple possesses the rarest specialty of the temple without Upadevadas and the devotees view this idiosyncrasy as a symbol of indomitable power of Durga Devi.
The temple pond, cellars, Sreemoolastanam, the pylons formed in monolith, edifice, compound wall in Gajodara model, its geometry, the banyan tree which stands chanting durga sahasranamas etc, proclaims the magnificence and extreme beauty of Edanadu Durga Devi Temple like picturesque showering fragments of Natures’ poetic charm.
Young Virgin Goddess Yogamayadevi is the prathishta in Edanadu Durga Devi Temple. King Kamsan, on knowing his fate of being killed by his sister’s son, killed seven male infants of his sister Devaki by throwing the Children to floor immediately after she gave birth. However, instead of eighth son Kamsan got the Devi who comes to the world as the daughter of Yesodha. Vasudevar exchanged his son by Yesodha’s female infant even without the knowledge of Yesodha. When Kamsan attempted to kill the 8th child, the infant flinched from his hands by kicking on his chest and rose to sky and appeared like crores of Sun beams rise at a time; and that is the Bhava of the Prathishta in Edanadu Durga Devi Temple.
Initially, the Astrologers was against the intention of devotees to construct a temple for the Goddess. They clarified that it is not possible to construct a temple in accordance with the powers of Devi. The astrologers suggested the temple structure which should be constructed in such a length so as to fall the rain water from the roof into Seas. Such a huge temple is not going to be constructed by human beings. By the grace of Goddess, a temple was constructed very close to the Sreemoolasthanam. This is the existing Edanadu Durga Devi Temple. Lord Parasurama who reached the place installed the prathishta of the deity. The very same stone still exists as a great boon to devotees in the Sreemoolasthanam with indomitable powers accepting the Sun Rays, Wind and rain onto it.
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