This temple is at Arthunkal in Alapuzha district. It is the followers of the philosopher Prabhakaran, who were famous in the 10^th and 11^th centuries after Christ, who established this temple. The followers of those who set up this temple, known as Gurus, were forced to leave the place when the Portuguese and the Dutch established their power there in the 15^th and 16 th centuries. They left the temple under the care of the Kunnel Chilambitta Kurup family. There are documents to show that the temple land was in the name of one of the members of this family.  The temple remained dilapidated for more long until in the Malayalam year 1122, the local people formed Aravukadu Kshethra Yogam and took over the temple.  This Yogam rebuilt the temple. Sree Bhadrakali, becalmed after the destruction of Darika, is the main deity consecrated here. The annual festival is on the day of Pooram in the month of Kumbham. During the festival, there is a special ritual called Arikooth in which the devotees submit their children before the Goddess to be protected, as Ganesha and Nandikesha were protected on her return from the killing of Darika. Vela Thullal is also another ritual not seen in many other temples. Mandalam is observed for 41 days. Aditya puja on the day of Pathaamudayam in the month of Medam, Vavubali in Karkidakam, Nava vara Vratham for nine Fridays beginning in the month of Dhanu are also some special rituals here.  Ganapathy, Brahmarakshass, Paramashiva, Mahavishnu, Subrahmanyan, Shastha, Khandakarnan, Yakshi and Nagas are consecrated as subordinate deities. The temple is under the Sivagiri Madam.