Dahskina Mookambika temple is in North Parur also called Paravur in Malayalam .
There is a South Parur in Kottayam dt .
And I think another Parur somewhere near Kasargod not sure .
The place is around 18 km from Ernakulam and is on NH 66 the narrow highway to Guruvayur and beyond .
It's also a nidus of historical happenings and becoming a tourist center under Muziris project .
The intertwined of local history that of Cochin kingdome its attacks by Samorins of Calicut ,Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan ,Portuguese and Dutch finally the British .
The advent of Jews early in century the earliest mosque in India Cheraman mosque is in Kodungallur not very far from Parur .
The migration of Gowda Sarawath Brahmins from Konkan area due to Portugese persecution was from here down to Cochin .
The temple itself was built 500 years back by local king
Paravur Thampuran an ardent devotee of Mookambika devi in Kollur Dakshina Karnataka .
As he becomes aged he feels sad he is not able to travel to Kollur to worship in his favourite temple and the Godess appears in his dream tells him to build a temple for her in his place and she would be there too .
And so this temple was constructed
It's a small very cute temple and faces a huge temple tank .
The sanctum sanctorum is in middle of a lotus pond and devotees walk over a small bridge to pray to Devi .There are smaller idols of Maha vishnu ,Subramanya ,Hanuman ,Yakshi ,and Naga Devata.and Veera Bhadran .
Every day at 7.30 pm Kashaya Nivedhyam to instill wisdom is given as Prasad as Mookambika Amma is Godess Saraswati who is Godess of learning and intelligence and creativity .
The daily Pooja are conducted by thanthris of Puliyanoor mana of Thripunithura
Navratri Puja is main festival and Vidyarambham most important date in year .
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