Chirakkal Raja - Kolathiris and Temples

Kolathiris and Temples

Swaroopa devatha (family deity) of Kolathiri was Kali, her deities at maataayikkaavu (maatu + vaay - port near hillocks) and Kalarivatukkal near the port of Valapattanam are important places of worship to date in the erstwhile Kolathiri dominion

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