Ramu Kaviyoor

Part - 4 The Temples of Kaviyoor Desham The Patron goddess ( Bharadevatha ,  ഭരദേവത ) of Kaviyoor  Brahmin  Village It is bewildering that the  bharadevatha  of the Kaviyoor  Brahmin   Gramam  is not any deity of the temples of Kaviyoor but a goddess located outside the village at Padapadu  ( പടപ്പാട് ) , which belonged to the old  Brahmin   Gramam  of Thiruvalla. Padapadu  is now in the neighbouring village of Kuttappuzha. It was never within the geographical boundaries of ancient or modern Kaviyoor. The goddess was originally Bhadrakaali, but rites are being performed for Vanadurga, a form of Parvathi. The Devaswam Board has renamed the shrine Shree Devi Temple. The ill-advised renaming must have been strategical because the Board wants to attract more people to visit the shrine. By tradition, Sri Devi is Lakshmi, but there are always loopholes in Hindu theology to convince devotees that Parvathi can also be called Sri Devi. Padappadu Bhagavathi Temple