Travancore province was famous as various synonyms such as Sreevazhumkode, Vanchibhoomi, Venadu Dharmarajyam. This province was ruled by Chola Kings, Kings of Shree Padmanabha Kulashekhara. Kollemcode is a beautiful village located at the seashore in Vilavancode Taluk of southern Travancore. Kollemcode include among the provinces of Venkanji, Anukode, Panavila etc which are literally the gift of nature and famous for their lush green area and  natural sceneries.

Kollemcode is a feast for eyes with its treasure of green paddy fields, lotus ponds and a variety of trees which will take a visitor to the lap of the nature. The Kollemcode Sree Bhadrakali Devi Temple is a jewel to this natural province. Once praised as the beauty spot of Travancore, Kollemcode Temple now belongs to Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu.

Kollemcode temple wakes up with the "Omkara" chanted by Arabian Sea and the Thathwamasi messages emerging from the heart of the universe. Though Shree Bhadrakali Devi is believed to be appeared here as dual form of Shakti viz. Bhadra and Kali, the devotees gets the blessings from the unified form of Mother Durga. These Goddess' reside in semi-circular "Mudis" (The artificial statue of Goddess) which are decorated with Snake Hood structures carved from jack tree wood.

Kollemcode is the one and only place of its kind considering the fact that two temples for a single deity in the same province that too in a place which is renowned for it natural beauty. The "Moola Kshethram"(Parent Temple) "Shree Vattavila Bhadrakali Mudippura" is located not too far from the greenish paddy fields of Kollemcode province.

This temple is believed to have omni presence of Goddess and daily worship (Pooja) is being conducted here. Besides this, there is another "Mudippura" at Venkanji province where festivals are celebrated. The famous "Thookka Mahotsavam" is celebrated in "Meenabharani " which is the birth date of the Goddess is celebrated at Venkanji Temple.