This temple is at Kothamangalam in Ernakulam district. This is one of the 108 famous Siva temples in Kerala and is believed to be the last one where Lord Parasurama performed the consecration. Lord Parasurama invited the brahmins to come and settle in Kerala, which was created from the sea. He built 108 Siva temples, 108 Durga temples, 5 Sastha temples and a few Vishnu temples for their worship. He is believed to have disappeared at the temple pond after performing the consecration. Hence, pujas are conducted at this spot for him. He promised to come back when the Brahmins he had settled there more needed him. The temple is on the northern banks of the Kothayar, a branch of the Muvatupuzhayar, to the north west of the town.  Lord Siva, as Vaidyanatha, is the main deity consecrated here. Parvathy Devi is also believed to be ever-present here with Lord Ganapathy. Sapthamathrukkal, Veerabhadran, Parasuraman, Sastha, Nagadaivangal, and Yakshiyamma are the subordinate deities. Vanadurga and Annapoorneswari are consecrated nearby in separate temples. The annual festival begins on the 1^st of Meenam and lasts for ten days. Sivarathri in the month of Kumbham and Thiruvathira in the month of Dhanu are the other important days of this temple. The temple is under the Travancore Devaswam Board.