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Two old trees in the temple premises. |
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The rebuilt temple, with the story of the Portuguese ship on the left side of the 'Gopuram".. |
Going back a long time, legend has it that a devotee of Lord Shiva was directed to this place to seek a 'five-headed Cobra'. He found it and made an idol of the Cobra out of gold and started a temple here. Legend has it that a Portuguese sailing ship had attempted to abduct some villagers from this place. The ship was invaded by a 'five-headed cobra' and it left the ship only when the abducted villagers were returned. This story is depicted as images near the 'Gopuram' of this temple.