Temple Legend

During Dwapara Yuga, Arjuna did tapas to defeat Karna on the advice of Lord Sree Krishna by attaing pashupathastra from Lord Mahadeva. Lord Mahadeva & Goddess Parvathi, disguised as forest dwellers troubled Arjuna to test the depth of Arjuna's bakthi. Not knowing true identity of the Lord, Arjuna attacked with his Gandeevam. Seething with anger the Lord Mahadeva's breath grew in intensity, lifting Arjuna off the ground.

Arjuna begged Sree Krishna for help. Lord Mahavishnu appeared, with a massive 18 Yojanas in height. Lord Mahavishnu calmed down Lord Mahadeva, who then blessed Arjuna with Pashupathastra. From then on, both the Lords are blessing this holy place with their graceful presence.

Temple Deities

• Sree Mahadeva in his most auspicious form

• Sree Krishna an incarnation avatar of Sree Mahavishnu
  Sree Krishna plays the flute calming down the anger of Lord Shiva

• Sree Mahavishnu's foot print on the holy rock (Thiru-Padha-Puram)

• Sree Unnikrishnan's Cheriya Patham

• Sree Ganesha & Sree Ayyappa grace the south entrance

• Sree Jyesta Bagavathy & Sree Varaha Murthy shrines grace the North entrance

Holy Theertha Sthalam

• Kannuneer theertham by south entrance

• The Famous Punya theertham (Kshetrakulam)