Poovattoor is a village located in Kottarakara taluk in the northern part of the Kollam District

Kollam district

-Climate:Kollam's temperature is almost steady throughout the year. The average temperature ranges from 25 to 32 degrees Celsius. Summer usually runs from March until May; the monsoon begins by June and ends by September. Kollam receives an annual average rainfall of around...

, Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 state, India. It is best known as the site of an ancient Bhagavathy temple, Poovattor Devi

Devi

Devī is the Sanskrit word for Goddess, used mostly in Hinduism, its related masculine term is deva. Devi is synonymous with Shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents...

 Temple

Temple

A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...

, sister of Pattazhy

Pattazhy

Pattazhy, also Pattazhi, is a village located in Pathanapuram taluk in the eastern part of the Kollam District, Kerala state, India. It is best known as the site of an ancient Bhagavathy temple, Pattazhy Devi Temple.-Etymology:...

 Devi

Devi

Devī is the Sanskrit word for Goddess, used mostly in Hinduism, its related masculine term is deva. Devi is synonymous with Shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents...

 Temple.
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Etymology

The name Poovattoor has an uncertain etymology.The name is derived from Poo attoor(The place where flower fell).Legend says that the goddess of Poovattoor was the sister of goddess of Pattazhi.The younger sister wanted a new place.So the elder gave her a handful of flowers,and told her to reside where the flower is falling.Poovattoor was the place where the flower fell.

Geography

Poovattoor can be divided into three sub parts.poovattoor west,poovattoor east and poovattoor.MC road is the major road going through this village

Culture

Poovattoor is a beautiful village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 situated in Kottarakara Taluk. The land of Poovattoor comprising Kulakkada

Kulakkada

Kulakkada is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India.Kulakkada is also a panchayath headquartered in Mavadi.The main town in kulakkada panchayath is PoovattoorThe Thiruvananthapuram–Angamaly M.C...

 panchayat area. The annual festival

Festival

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 at Poovattoor Devi Temple is one of the largest temple festivals in Kulakkada Panchayat.The festival

Festival

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 is known for Kettukazcha, Kambam (fire works), Aalp Ezhunnallathu (Procession of small structure made out of plantain

Plantain

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 kernel and germinating leaves of coconut

Coconut

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 tree with numerous lamps on it), Ponnin Thirumudi (Devi

Devi

Devī is the Sanskrit word for Goddess, used mostly in Hinduism, its related masculine term is deva. Devi is synonymous with Shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents...

's idol carved out of pure gold

Gold

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 and rare precious stones) Ezhunnallathu.

Places of worship

Famous temple is Poovattoor Bahagavathy temple, Mahavishnu temple of Poovattoor East and Mahadeva temple of Vilarithala(Poovattoor west) are other major temples.It also has a number of churches.
Vilarithala sri mahadevar temple , Alumkunnil mahadevar temple and sree narayana gurumandiram thachanmukku are also in this place

Literacy and Education

Poovattoor have a total of 3 educational institutions two of them are under Nair Service Society

Nair Service Society

The Nair Service Society is an organization created for the uplift and welfare of the Nair community. It was established under the leadership of Mannathu Padmanabhan...

and other one is a Govt. L.P School.

1. H.S.S Poovattoor
2. N.S.S L.P School
3. Govt L.P.S Poovattoor