This temple is one of the most famous in the Malabar area of Kerala. The main deities are Bhagavathy in the form of Bhadrakali and Ayyappa consecrated with equal importance. According to legends, it was years after the consecration of Lord Ayyappa that Bhagavathy was consecrated here. Legends say that the place where the temple stands today was a forest that belonged to a Brahmin family.  When the family left the place, the forest became thick and dense. There was a stream flowing along the western boundary of the temple. An ascetic belonging to the clan of Sage Agasthya used to sit in penance here. Once more there was a forest fire in that area. The Rishi took a stone from the stream and meditating on the figure of Lord Ayyappa on a horse with bow in hand, consecrated it there praying for the fire to subside. As he started worshipping Ayyappa the fire went out. The Rishi continued to do penance for a long time in that spot. After his time there was no one to offer worship to Ayyappa. Later the place came to be under the control of a Shudra family. At that time a member of a Brahmin family in that locality suffered from leprosy. When he went to the Muthukunnath Bhagavathy temple, he was denied admission there because of his disease. As the Brahmin left the place sad and broken, Bhagavathy also left with him. As he reached the place where Ayyappa had been consecrated, the Goddess announced that she would stay there. The Brahmin reported all this to the Shudra family who owned that place. That family donated the land to the Brahmin.  The Brahmin went under the water in the stream and took out a stone. Keeping Bhadrakali, sister of Veerabhadra, in his mind he consecrated the stone near Ayyappa. To the north of that at Mukuthaamannil, he consecrated Veerabhadra also. It was Vanadurga that came with the Brahmin but she consecrated here as Bhadrakali. Though it was Veerabhadra that was consecrated nearby, the worship offered here is for Lord Siva. There is a legend about the temple pond also. Once a Brahmin who had the ownership of the Puliyamparambu Mahavishnu temple was on a pilgrimage. When he came to this place he asked the local people where he could offer his evening prayers and stay for the night. The people decided to make fun of him and told him to go to the forest and call Kali. The Brahmin did as he was told. The Goddess appeared before him and threw her spear on the ground to make the pond. He finished his prayers, had the food that the Goddess offered him and slept there. As he was about to leave the place in the morning, the Goddess gave him some turmeric and pepper and asked him to throw it at the people who had directed him to come to this place. The Brahmin did so and all the people who had made fun of him the previous day died of smallpox. The local people went after the Brahmin and persuaded him to come back and accept the ownership of the area. He obliged them and did the poojas for a long time. When no one was left to continue the poojas in his family, the temple was given to Moorketta Chemmalasseri. Today the temple is under the Malabar Devaswom Board.