Keralathil Kannaki Vazhipaadum Kodungallur Kovilum

* Just as the story of Dharukan is associated with the origin of Kerala goddesses, so is the story of Kannagi. There are fabricated ‘origin songs’ in Kerala that compare the incident of Kannagi killing Dharukan with the killing of Kannagi by Kannagi Pandyan, replacing Dharukan with Kannagi Pandyan. * Like the goddesses worshipped in Tamil Nadu, such as Mariamman, Mutharamman, Renukadevi and Duraupadhai Amman, the Kerala Kannagi is associated with fever. There are also stories about this. The goddess ‘Vasurimala’ of Kodungallur is also known as Ekka Mulaichi. * The Silappathikara story is sung in Malayalam during the ten-day festival of Attukal Temple in Thiruvananthapuram. This song is called ‘origin song’. * Thus, the festival where women gather like a sea at Attukal Bhagavathy Temple and celebrate Pongal is world famous. This book explains in detail that this Bhagavati is Kannagi.