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Chitturkavu Devi Temple is in the township boundary of Chittur municipality about 15 km from Palakkad town. The eastern side of the ghat is known as ‘ Kongan Nadu’. At a remote time in the history of Malabar, the Kongan army entered Chittur through the mountain pass and a fierce fight followed. In the fight the people of Chittur, with the help of Chittur Goddess could defeat the Kongans. To commemorate the event every year ‘Konganpada’ festival is celebrated at the Chitturkavu temple. The goddess Durga in her formidable form is the main deity of the temple. ‘Chanthattom’ is the important ritualistic offering of the goddess and as a result of the incessant offering, the idol had turned in to deep black.