It is situated at Puzhavathu and is managed by the Travancore Devasom Board The kavil bhagavathy temple is located at puzhavathu, changanacherry ,about 1.5km from the town and close to the revenue tower.this temple is well known for the festive ceremony of chandana kudam.chandana kudam is one of the most important and ancestral ceremony in changanacherry and has been conducted for many generations
now.This is seen during the temple chirappu at dec-jan. It was Udaya Marthanda Varama who built the Kavil Temple near the palace. He divided same land for the worship buildings of Hindus, Christians and Muslims. He wished to hear the different religious prayers at the same time from the same place. According to the guidance and construction of Udaya Marthanda Varma, the famous Chandanakkundam (pot made up of Sandal wood) celebrations began. During the reign of Tekkumcore kings, the temple called Kavil Ambalam or Sree Bhagavathy Temple (Puzhavath) was built. This is near the Munsif Court of Changanacherry that stands very close to the Old Muslim Mosque here. An Auditorium and a 'Kalyana Mandapam' (a special building for weddings) are associated with this temple. This temple welcomes the procession of the "Chandanakudam" celebration that starts from the Mosque at Puthoor. On every Christmas evening the 25th of December, the procession with Chandanakkundam starts from, Jumma Masjid. The decorated elephants carry the young men with the sacred pots. It is the Kavil Temple that gives the first welcome to this procession. This procession, after receiving warm welcomes in various places by the people from different spheres of life, reaches the Puthoor Mosque by the morning of the 27th December.
