Adichikkavu Sree Durga Devi Kshetram
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Village temple directory · Chengannur Taluk · Kerala
॥ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः ॥
Hindu Temples in Pandanad, Chengannur, Alappuzhaപാണ്ഡനാട് (പാർട്ട്)
4 Hindu temples recorded in Pandanad, dedicated to Devi and Vishnu — 1.9 km from Thiruvanvandoor Mahavishnu Temple.
4 temples2 deities1 full temple guideNearest documented temple: Thiruvanvandoor Mahavishnu Temple · 1.9 kmPopulation 11,489PIN 689506
Pandanad and its temples
Pandanad is a village in Chengannur taluk, Alappuzha district, Kerala with 11,489 people in 3,138 households (Census 2011). HinduTone lists 4 Hindu temples here: 1 with a full HinduTone temple guide and 3 recorded in public map and reference data, dedicated to Devi (2) and Vishnu. The Alappuzha district centre is about 33 km away in a straight line.
- Population
- 11,489
- Households
- 3,138
- Literacy
- 96.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1165 females / 1,000 males
- Gram panchayat
- Pandanad
- PIN code
- 689506
Temples of Pandanad by deity
Devi2 templesAll Devi temples →
Karingattukavu Devi Temple
Map record · not yet verifiedWikidata
Vishnu1 templeAll Vishnu temples →
Thrikkanvapuram Maha Vishnu Temple
Map record · not yet verifiedOpenStreetMap
Deity not yet recorded1 temple
Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Building
Map record · not yet verifiedOpenStreetMap
Map records come from OpenStreetMap and Wikidata. HinduTone has not yet verified their details, so only the name, deity (when the record states it) and location are shown. Know one of these temples? Write to info@hindutone.com.
Mantras for the deities of Pandanad
Devi — mantra
ॐ दुं दुर्गायै नमः
oṁ duṁ durgāyai namaḥ
Meaning: Salutations to Goddess Durga. Traditional mantra; meaning by HinduTone.
Vishnu — mantra
ॐ नमो नारायणाय
oṁ namo nārāyaṇāya
Meaning: Salutations to Narayana — the Ashtakshari mantra. Traditional mantra; meaning by HinduTone.
Full texts with meaning on HinduTone · All mantras and slokas →
Today in Pandanad — Tuesday, 3 November 2026
- Sunrise · Sunset
- 6:13 am · 6:00 pm
- Rahu kalam
- 3:03 pm – 4:32 pm
- Yamagandam
- 9:10 am – 10:38 am
- Gulika kalam
- 12:07 pm – 1:35 pm
- Abhijit muhurta
- 11:43 am – 12:30 pm
Computed by HinduTone for Pandanad (9.33° N, 76.58° E), IST, from sunrise and sunset at the village — they differ by a few minutes from city panchangams. Tithi, nakshatra and full panchangam for today →
Pandanad's temples on the map
How to reach Pandanad
- Alappuzha (district centre)≈ 33 km
- Thiruvanvandoor Mahavishnu Temple≈ 1.9 km
Straight-line distances from the village centre; road distances are longer. Coordinates 9.3261° N, 76.5769° E.
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Nearby temples and villages
Temple guides within 40 km
Other villages in Chengannur with temples
- Thiruvanvandoor≈ 1.9 km · 6 temples
- Puliyoor(Part)≈ 3.0 km · 13 temples
- Chengannur (Part)≈ 4.2 km · 21 temples
- Ala (Part)≈ 4.5 km · 1 temple
- Mannar (Ct)≈ 4.8 km · 17 temples
- Mulakuzha (Part)≈ 8.6 km · 3 temples
- Venmony≈ 9.7 km · 3 temples
Straight-line distances.
Questions about Pandanad's temples
Which temples are there in Pandanad?
HinduTone lists 4 Hindu temples in Pandanad, Chengannur taluk, Alappuzha district, Kerala: Adichikkavu Sree Durga Devi Kshetram, Karingattukavu Devi Temple, Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Building and Thrikkanvapuram Maha Vishnu Temple.
Which deities are worshipped in Pandanad's temples?
Devi (2) and Vishnu (1).
How far is Pandanad from Alappuzha?
About 33 km in a straight line from the Alappuzha district centre; road distance is longer.
Which well-documented temples are near Pandanad?
Thiruvanvandoor Mahavishnu Temple (about 1.9 km), Thrichittatt Maha Vishnu Temple (about 3.0 km) and Chengannur Mahadeva Temple (about 3.8 km) — each has a source-checked HinduTone guide.
Sources and verification
- Population, households, literacy, sex ratio and area: Census of India 2011; gram panchayat and PIN code: LGD and India Post (GODL-India).
- Village, taluk and district names and codes: Local Government Directory (LGD), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, and Census of India 2011, used under the Government Open Data License – India.
- Temple names and locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL).
- Temple records: Wikidata (CC0).
- Temple guides marked “Sources checked” cite their own sources on each temple page.
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