Significance: It is the one and only Saraswathi temple to do Vidhyarambam on every day.
One of the uniqueness of the temple is the daily Kashaya Nivedyam during the Atthazha Pooja (at 7.30 pm).It is a precious medicine that cures all the problems physical, phychological and intellectual. The leading attraction of this temple is the sanctum that stands in the middle of a lotus pond.
Address: Main, Post Office Road, Kacheripady, North Paravur, Kerala
Description The Dakshina Mookambika Temple is a famous Saraswati temple in the town of North Paravur in the Ernakulam district of Kerala. The presiding deity in this temple is Saraswati and sub-deities are Ganapathy, Subrahmanyan, Mahavishnu, Yakshi, Hanuman and Veerabhadran. A shrine devoted to Yakshi is at the southwest corner. The sanctum sanctorum is in the midst of a lotus pool.
Sub Deities: Ganapathy, Subrahmanyan, Mahavishnu, Yakshi, Hanuman and Veerabhadran
Festivals: The famous Navaratri festival is celebrated here with great fervor. Thousands of people participate in the Navaratri music festival. On Durgashtami, books are arranged before the image of Goddess Saraswathy and on Vijayadashami morning, Ezhuthinirithu or Vidyāraṃbhaṃ ceremony takes place at a special mandapam which goes from 4 am to 11 am. Thousands of little children are initiated into the world of letters by making them write the word harisree on rice, their tongues or sand with a golden ring.