Ettumanoor Temple

This temple is of importance to the Kalampukattu family. The deity here is Lord Shiva.Many functions like marriages, choroonu etc take place at this temple. The Ettumanoor temple is famous for its murals and the Ezharaponnana(idols of seven big elephants and one calf made of gold).Legend has it that Khara (of the Khara Dhooshana demon duo) of Ramayana worshipped Shiva at Chidambaram and obtained from him three Shivalingams and journeyed holding one shivalingam on each hand and one in his mouth. He came to Vaikom, and set the shivalingam on the ground and realized that it had got rooted to the ground. Kharan therefore installed the other two shivalingams at Ettumanur and Kaduthuruthy. It is believed that visiting these triad of temples in a single day is of great significance.