NO ENTRANCE (Only for WOMEN) --- ATTAKAL TEMPLE

IN KERALA THERE WAS TEMPLE NAMED ATTAKAL. IN THE MONTH OF MARCH. AT THE TIME OF PONGAL CELEBRATIONS HUGE MEMBER OF FEMALES VISITS TO THIS TEMPLE. AND IN THIS TEMPLE THERE WAS RULE THAT THERE WAS NO ENTRANCE FOR MEN. HERE THE GODDESS NAME IS (కణ్ణగి మాత) PARVATHI MATHA.

ACCORDING TO THE HINDU MYTHOLOGY THERE WAS BELIEF THAT IS  TO SAVE ALL THE PEOPLE PARVATHI MATHA FOUGHT WITH ALL THE DEVILS AND SAVED FROM THE DEVILS. THIS IS THE PROOF FOR THE WOMEN POWER. MOSTLY BANGELS ARE OFFERED FOR PARVATHI MATHA