Legend
According to legend, Lord Ayyappan, the presiding deity of Sabarimala had his human sojourn at Pandalam as the son of the King of Pandalam. During Sabarimala pilgrimage season, devotees come to Pandalam in large numbers to worship the deity of Valiyakoikkal Temple near the Pandalam Palace. This temple is on the banks of river Achenkovil. Three days prior to the Makaravilakku festival, the sacred ornaments of Lord Ayyappan (known as Thiruvabharanam) are taken in a procession from Pandalam to Sabarimala. Pandalam was in Mavelikkara taluk, before forming the Pathanamthitta district.
Other famous worship centers in Pandalam are :
- Pandalam Valiyakoikkal Temple
- Pandalam Mahadeva Temple
- Thonnallur Pattupurakkavu Bhagavathi Temple
- Kurampala Puthankavil Bhagavathi Temple
- Ullannoor Saint Marys Orthodox church
- Muttar Sree Ayyappa Temple
- Kaippuzha Sree Krishna Swami Temple
- Poozhikkad Sree Dharma Sastha Temple
- Kadakkadu Devi Temple
- Kadakkad Mayayakshikkavu Sree Krishna Swami Temple
- Kadakkad Juma Masjid
- Thumpamon Valiya Pally
- Muttom Salem Marthoma Church
- Kurampala St. Thomas Orthodox Church
- Poozhikkad St.George Orthodox Church
- Thumpamon Thazom Vadakkumnatha Temple (A temple with two sreekovils)
- Pandalam Mutharamman Kovil
- Pandalam Marthoma Church Mudiyoorkonam
- Arathil St.George Orthodox Church Mudiyoorkonam
- St. Bursouma's Orthodox Church, Attuva
- st peters malankara catholic Church
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