Vaikom in Kottayam district of the southern state of India, Kerala, is one of the main pilgrim centres of the south. Famous for the Vaikkath Asthami celebrations in November/December, it is one of the few temples which is held in reverence by both Shaivaites and the Vaishnavaites. Vaikkom’s Shiva is fondly called Vaikkathappan. The Shiva Linga here is believed to be from the ‘Treta yuga’ and considered as one of the oldest temples in Kerala where pooja has not been broken since inception.

The Thuravoor Purandareswarath Sree Mahadevar Kshethram is located in Cherrthala, and is dedicated to God Shiva and God Vishnu. The incarnation of God Shiva at Purandareswarath Shree Mahadeva temple is believed to be a form of Sarabha Murthy. The incarnation of God Sarabha is the mellowed form of God Vishnu’s ominous form of the breast-bursting, blood-sucking Narasimha. He is the heavenly deliverer of mental bliss. Praying to him can make anyone “calm of mind, all passion spent”. So, the Purandareswarath Shree Mahadeva Temple has a primordial relation to the legendary Narasimhamoorthy temple, Thuravoor. 4 Km away from Thuravoor Mahadeva Kshethram . തുറവൂര്‍ മഹാദേവ ക്ഷേത്രത്തില്‍ നിന്നും 4 കി.മി. ദൂരം