Mangaladevi Temple is located 15 km from Thekkady. The ancient temple is hidden in the dense woods at
the top of a peak 1337 m above sea level. The temple is built in the
traditional Kerala style of architecture. Visitors are allowed here only
on the Chithra Pournami festival day. The peak commands a panoramic
view of the eastern slopes of the ghats and some hill villages of Tamil
Nadu. The Mangala Devi Temple which opens only during the Chitra Pournima Festival.
The temple complex on the top of the Magaladevi Hills facing the Cumbam Valley of Tamilnadu consists of four shrines of different sizes and orientation confined to a well defined Prakara with a fairly large sized Gopuradwara. Among the four temple precincts one is large facing east with a covered GarbhaGriha, Ardhamandapa and an open courtyard. There is a sub-shrine with the trunk of an image, the naval of which appears to be that of a female in Ardha-Paryanka pose. The image is made of soft granite. There are other two sub shrine also in the complex; it is datable to 8-9 century A.D.
The temple complex on the top of the Magaladevi Hills facing the Cumbam Valley of Tamilnadu consists of four shrines of different sizes and orientation confined to a well defined Prakara with a fairly large sized Gopuradwara. Among the four temple precincts one is large facing east with a covered GarbhaGriha, Ardhamandapa and an open courtyard. There is a sub-shrine with the trunk of an image, the naval of which appears to be that of a female in Ardha-Paryanka pose. The image is made of soft granite. There are other two sub shrine also in the complex; it is datable to 8-9 century A.D.
Considering the historic and Architectural value, the Department of Archaeology declared it as a protected monument in 1983.
