Annapurneshwari Temple, Cherukunnu

Wikipedia, whose account cites a blog and is marked as needing more citations, says the site was formerly a Vishnu or Krishna temple said to be about 1,500 years old, and that after the Annapoorneshwari idol was consecrated the temple was built by Avittam Thirunal Raja Raja Varma of Chirakkal Kovilakam. These are reported traditions rather than verified history.

According to the same article, legend holds that the goddess came from Kashi with two other devis and a boatman in a golden ship, landing at a place now called Aayiram Thengu. A re-consecration (Puna Prathishta) is recorded on 23 February 1994, observed each year as Prathista Dinam.

Architecture and sacred features

Both sources say the temple is built from a single type of rock, with polished stones joined, as tradition holds, using flattened rice (avil) and jaggery (vellam). Wikipedia adds that the sanctums of Annapoorneshwari and Krishna are the same size, and that the main entrance faces Krishna's sanctum, while a small window in front of the goddess's sanctum lets devotees see the idol from outside.

Next to the temple is a pond of about 2.5 acres with a central pole and four entrances of layered rock, according to Wikipedia; Kerala Tourism also mentions a pond and a pole in the precincts.