Kerala Temple Worships Judge Who Took His Life for Wrong Judgment

• Cheruvally Devi Temple in Kottayam, Kerala, worships 'Judgiyammavan' (Judge Uncle), an 18th-century judge.
• The deity is Govinda Pillai, a judge who took his own life after wrongly sentencing his innocent nephew to death.
• Devotees visit the shrine to seek blessings for legal troubles and court cases.
• The temple gained recent attention after actor Dileep, who had visited, was acquitted in a 2017 case.

Why It Matters: It shows a unique cultural response to judicial error and seeking legal help.