It is an ancient temple. The temple is located in the center of the Pamba River and Manimala River at Niranam. Thrikkapaliswaran is here in the mind of the Vidya Deva Dakshinamurthy. The temple and the place were popular in the period of Niranam poets (Kannassa Kavikal). Several long periods of time had taken the forgotten time. In recent times, the famous astrologer Kanippayyur Shankaran Namboodiripad has conducted a deva prashna for the redevelopments of temple. One of the major attractions here is the Shiva lingam. The Shiva lingam is a unique feature and this lingam stone only seen in Himalayas. The main idol is in the form of Kapaleeshvaran Dakshinamurthy is facing east in the main Sanctum Sanctorum.