Sree Kurumbakkavu Bhagavati Temple is situated in a village called Poickkattussery, 2 kilometre north–west of Athani which is in-between Aluva and Angamaly. Poickkattussery is a peaceful village surrounded by paddy fields and agricultural lands abundant in coconut trees, mango trees, areca nut trees and a variety of other plants and trees. Sree Kurumbakkavu Bhagavati Temple is among the many temples destroyed by Tipu Sultan during his attempted conquest of Kerala, known as Tipu’s Padayottam.