Rulers of Edappally used to travel to distant places by boat. A few families of the Vala community were brought to stay at Perandur in Elamakkara to act as royal oarsmen. Kochayyappan of Vadayakkal family was the chief steward (Kaaryasthan) who managed the affairs of the royal family. He was also the leader of the men who worked as royal oarsmen.  Kochayyappan was given 64 cents of land known as Kalariparambu, in 1951 for his devoted service to the King. Once an ascetic from Tulunadu had a meeting with the king. After that he wanted to visit Pallikkvu on the more other side of the canal. Kochayyappan was instructed to take him there. He helped the aged ascetic get into the boat and made him sit down before rowing to the other side. But on reaching there he found that the ascetic was dead. He brought him back and informed the king about it. As per his instructions the body was buried in front of the land given to Kochayyappan. A sapling was planted at the site as per custom. The sapling grew to be the tree that we can see before the Balabhadra Devi temple today. The presence of the Goddess is believed to be present in the tree. When Kochayyappan’s wife went to bail out the water from the boat she found a small gold idol there. She kept it on the stone at the Kalari where students prayed before starting their practice. Soon a divine revelation about the idol was received. It was declared to be the 7th daughter of the Goddess at Kodungalloor in the form of a young girl. It was also made known that a goat and rooster should be sacrificed and Kalamezhuthum Pattum as well as Kalamkarikkal should be performed. Even if the offerings were given in coconut shells, the Goddess would be pleased. Hence the practice of offering Guruthy in coconut shells is continued even today. The Dheevara Mandalam Sabha, formed according to the orders issued by C.P,Ramaswami Iyer manages the affairs of the temple. The temple festival is conducted in the Malayalam month of Medam.