A long time ago the area where the temple stands today was affected by contagious diseases and natural disasters, making life impossible for the inhabitants there. During that time a Brahmin, who was a Yogi and a scholar came there. The people told him about the condition of the place. He assured them that all would be well in a short while. This Brahmin went to have a bath and offer his evening prayers at the pond near the Moothedath mana, a prominent Brahmin house there. He kept the three salagramams (sacred stones) and his palm leaf umbrella on the banks of the pond. But
more when he tried to take them after his prayers, he found them rooted there. The people there saw the stones emitting a divine light. The Goddess appeared before the Yogi and told him that She wanted to stay in that village. Moothedath Namboothiri and the local chieftains who came there decided to build a temple. The three sacred stones were consecrated there. The temple is about 5 km away from the famous Mahadeva temple at Vaikom. Goddess is worshipped as Bhadrakali, the daughter of Mahadeva at Vaikom. The temple is open for pujas and worship only for nine months of the year. The temple closes on the first day of Medam and opens only on the 1st of Karkidakam. It is believed that the Goddess goes to Madurai during these three months.
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