This temple is at Kodakara, Thrissur district. The temple has vast fields on three sides. The people believe in the absolute power of the Goddess to bring blessings and punishment in the form of diseases if displeased. According to legends, the Goddess of Kodungaloor came with her ardent devotee Kodassery Kartha to stay at the Melekavu, near the temple. She had come on his umbrella, which he kept at this place and found it fixed to the ground on coming back after a bath. This area was protected with a wall at first, and the Goddess was consecrated in the new temple that was more built near it. The consecration is in the form of Valkannadi instead of an idol. Khandakarnan is also consecrated at the Melekavu. There is a document to show that the King of Kochi gave 5 acres and 13 cents of land to the temple, and also to show that the King directly appointed the oracle for the temple. From 1973 onwards, the representatives of the different divisions of the Kodakara Panchayath have been managing the temple.  The annual festival is on the 10^th of Makaram. The different divisions that constitute the managing committee take turns in conducting the festival. Thali Ezhunnallath of the Kudumbi community is the first programme of the festival.  Thali varavu of the Thattan community, Thalivaravu, Mutiyattam and Kaalakali of the Pulaya community, Thattinmelkali by the Aasaari community and the Kali Darikan dance and Parayan thullal by the Sambava community are the highlights of the festival. The temple also conducts Mahaganapathy homam and Aanayoott on the first Friday of the month of Karkidakam. There is Bharaniyoott on the day of the star Bharani every month.