This temple is at Thayyoor in Thalapally Thaluk of Thrissur District.  The area where the temple stands today belonged to the Pookkattil Chengazhi Nambiar family. Later the Goddess was shifted to a temple so that all people could worship her. Around 250 years ago it was handed to the Brahmin family. As a time came when they could not look after the temple properly, it was handed over to the Devaswom. There is a Vattezhuth inscription on wood, kept facing the sanctum describing the construction of the temple. It is recorded there that the Uralan family of Avanaparampu Manayil built it in Edavam in more 1051 ME. (May 1878). There is a legend behind the name Thayyoor. As the area was full of trees and fields, the words thayy and ooru were used to refer to this place which later became Thayyoor. Another belief is that it got the name as it was associated with Thayyathra Kavu (Thayyoor Subrahmanya temple). There is some deep connection between the Thayyoor fort and this temple. It is believed that Chengazhi Nambiyar went hunting towards the east. The Goddess came on his umbrella and first sat on the white rock at Chengazhikunnu. (hill)On coming to know about it in a dream, the Goddess was brought to the house. Later a temple was built at the bottom of the hill. Remains of a fort were seen on the top flat area of the hill. Chowa Bhagavathy, known as Changayivali is consecrated near the river. The Goddess is believed to be ruling over 18 ½ areas. There are some magnificent stone sculptures including the door frame and a man and a woman holding lamps in the temple. Similarly, there is a banyan tree whose age cannot be calculated. The presence of the effulgence of Lord Hanuman is believed to make this tree special.