Panchalimedu is situated near Mundakkayam which is a hill considered as one of the 18 hills that is related to Sabarimala and part of ‘Poonkavanam’ of Lord Ayyappa. The place has received its present name namely Panchalimedu because it is believed that in Dwapara Yuga
Pancha Pandavas along with Panchali have stayed in a cave that exist of this hill for a period of one year as part of their 14 years of exile and Vanavasa. There are several idols situated in this area which are believed to be the deities installed by Pancha Pandavas for their worship. The deity of Shree Bhuvaneswari was the main deity and the reminiscence of old temple was also there in that area. Thereafter a temple was constructed for Lord Bhuvaneswari and this Panchalimedu which includes a huge tank which believed to be the tank in which Panchali used to take bath is considered as the ‘Moolasthanam’ of Valliyankavu Devi Temple which is situated about 20 kilometres away from Panchalimedu. As per the revenue records, the property having an extent of 269 acres situated in survey No. 8/11 of Peruvanthanam Village in Peerumedu Taluk belonged to Vancvhipuzha Madom. In a portion of this property there is a place where Makarajyothi at Ponnambalamedu can be viewed and every year thousands of devotees throng to Panchalimedu for having darshan of Makarajyothi. The Government as well as the Panchayath and Devaswom also spent money for the purpose of fecilitating the darshan of Makarajyothi from Panchalimedu annually

W.P.(c)No. 18497/2019 -PENDING
BENCH : DIVISION
CORAM : JUSTICE ANIL K.NARENDRAN,HONOURABLE,.JUSTICE MURALEE KRISHNA S.
COURT : THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA

The property having an extent of 269 acres originally belongs to Vanchipuzha Madom and ultimately has become the Revenue land which situated in Survey No. 811 of Peruvanthanam Village a part of this property having an extent of 22 acres belongs to Shree Bhuvaneswari Devi Temple. The reminiscence of the temple and the deities exist there at Panchalimedu from time immemorial and it is believed that those deities were installed by Pancha Pandavas during Dwapara Yuga and experts can very well analyse and ascertain the age of those structures and the deities that exist in Panchalimedu. The deities and the reminiscence of the temple that exit at Panchalimedu is spread covering almost an area of around 22 acres. The case was filed seeking relief of direction to remove all the 17 crosses and the Arch put up at Panchalimedu in the Devaswom property which is situated is survey No. 811 and 814 of Peruvanthanam Village and to take adequate steps to protect the temple site at Panchalimed including the deities and structures that exist at Panchalimed. On 11.04.2023 it was directed by the Court to remove all the erected cross from the site.