Pulpally Sita Devi temple

Pulpally Sita Devi temple is one the famous religious attraction located at Wayanad district of Kerala.Sita and Lava and Kusha(Sita's children)are the main idols worshipped here.It is the only temple in Kerala where these three idols are worshipped.The temple was constructed by Pazhassi Raja in the 18th century.At the present ,the temple is under the management of Malabar Devaswom Board.The temple festival which is celebrated annually in the month of january is famous and it attracts people from various parts of wayanad.This place and the surrounding areas are believed to be the key places in the Hindu epic Ramayana.The temple pond is one of the largest in wayanad.This pond is belived to be formed out of sita's tears according to Hindu mythoDuring the military assault,Tipu sultan of Mysore planned to destroy this temple.But it is believed that he had to retreat because of the darkness created at noon by the supreme powerof Goddess Seetha.Another remarkable thing about this temple is that leeches very common in most parts of Wayanad are not found in the surrounding areas of this temple.This temple of godess Sita is beautiful but not located in attarctive place.This temple is very well maintained.Along with goddess Sita,idols of lord Ayyappa,Ganapathy and Subrahmanya are also worshiped by the devotees.It is believed that pulpally is connected to the bed of grass (Dharbha).The myth says that the name pulpally came out from "parnasala made out of grass" where lava and Kusa were doing their education.