The presiding deity of the temple is Goddess ‘Bhadhra’ and it is a very ancient temple of more than 1500 years old. The temple actually belongs to Thirkkaderi Moopil Niar and the Malabar Devaswom Board has taken over the administration of the temple retaining him as the ‘Ooralan’ of the temple. The properties lying adjacent to the temple which is having an extent of 1.95 acres of land in Re Survey No. 391/2 Sy.No.4/1 of Pookottukavu Village belongs to Thiruvanipura Devaswom. The principle deity of the Tiruvanipura Temple is Mahadevan and it is believed that there are inter connection between these two temples.

W.P.(C)5874/2020 – PENDING
BENCH : DIVISION
CORAM : JUSTICE ANIL K.NARENDRAN,HONOURABLE,.JUSTICE MURALEE KRISHNA S.
COURT : THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA

Private parties had obtained Pattayam from the Land Tribunal claiming that she was given possession of the Devaswom property by the Ooralan of the temple based on an oral lease. Pattayam was obtained behind the back of every one and without the knowledge of any authorities. this writ was filed seeking a relief of directions to set aside pattayams issued by the Land Tribunal, Ottapalam in O.A. No. 2278/1975 , to direct the District Collector and the
Malabar Devaswom to take appropriate action to evict the encroachers from the property having an extent of 1.95 acres situated in Survey No. 4/1 (Resurvey No. 391/2) of Pookootukavu Village and also the Police to make sure that the property having an extent of 1.95 acres in Survey No. 4/1(Resurvey No. 391/2) Of Pookottukavu Village is made available for the Aarattupooram of the Pookkoottukalikavu temple scheduled to be held on 5.3.2020, March, 6.3.2020 and 7.3.2020 .