Poruvazhy Peruviruthy Malanada Temple, Hindu temple in Kollam district, Kerala, India

Poruvazhy Peruviruthy Malanada Temple sits on a hill in Poruvazhy village, Kollam district, with no idol or sreekovil; instead a raised platform called Althara or Mandapam serves as the shrine. South and west of the hill lie paddy fields, while agricultural land occupies the east and north.

The shrine's origin story ties it to the Mahabharata: Duryodhana, searching the forests of Malanada hill for the exiled Pandavas, rested here and was served toddy by a Kurava woman of the Thazhethil Kaduthamsserry Kottaram. He then worshipped Shiva on the hill and granted over a hundred acres of paddy land to the Devasthanam; land tax is still levied in his name. A 1990 fireworks accident led to a ban on competitive Kettukazhcha displays.

The annual Malakkuda festival falls on the second Friday of the Malayalam month Meenam, with the flag hoisted on the first Friday. The Oorali priest, in his Kachakettu attire, carries an ornamental hill umbrella and blesses the Kettukazhcha: Edupu kala and Edupu kuthira effigies brought by the seven Karas. Kathakali based on Nizhalkuthu is customary at night.

The shrine sits on a hill reached by climbing from the paddy fields below; the annual Malakkuda festival falls on the second Friday of the Malayalam month Meenam, with Kodiyettu flag hoisting on the first Friday, so the hill is crowded then. The site lies about 25 km from Kayamkulam, Karunagappally, Kottarakkara and Adoor, near where Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts meet.

The temple's land tax is still levied in the name of Duryodhanan, and the administration is vested in a committee elected by members of seven karas, with the Kurava and Ezhava family groups holding special status.