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Kuttiyazhikam Palace
Kuttiyazhikam Palace is situated at Karuva village, near Ashtamudi in Kollam district , Kerala state, India. This palace is more than Thousand years old.

There are two temples belonging to Kuttiyazhikam Palace, Mahakali temple at karuva and Veerabhadra temple at Ashtamudi. This Veerabhadra temple is the only Veerabhadra temple in Kerala. Its beleived that Daksha yaga was conducted in front of this Veerabhadra temple. The roof over the Veerabhadra deity is open as it is beleived that he touches the sky.

The yearly festival at Veerabhadra temple is on Irupathettam Onam ( 28th Onam ie ThiruOnam in the month of Kanni ). The main attraction of this festival is the urul mahotsavam(Sayana-pradakshinam) or devotional rolling around the shrine. lakhs of people visit the temple during this festival.