. ▁The ▁temple ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁th ali ▁tem ples ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 8 ▁Sh iva ▁tem ples ▁( 1 . ▁T ali ▁Temple , ▁K oz h ikk ode , ▁ 2 . ▁K ad ut hr uth y ▁Mah ade va ▁Temple , ▁K ott ay am , ▁ 3 . ▁K ee z ht ali ▁Mah ade va ▁Temple , ▁K od ung all ur , ▁ 4 . ▁Tal ik otta ▁Mah ade va ▁Temple , ▁K ott ay am ). ▁The ▁temple ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ke eth oli ▁Temple . ▁ ▁History ▁An cient ▁Ker ala ▁and ▁its ▁administrative ▁structures ▁have ▁been ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁certain ▁tem ples ▁known ▁as ▁Th alis . ▁K ee hi ▁Th ali , ▁Ar att ali , ▁M elt ali , ▁N edi y ath ali ▁and ▁Ch ing pur uth u ▁Th ali ▁are ▁five ▁th ali ▁tem ples ▁in ▁the ▁An cient ▁Ch era ▁Kingdom . ▁These ▁tem ples ▁are ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 8 ▁Sh iva ▁tem ples ▁of ▁ancient ▁Ker ala . ▁The ▁Mel th ali ▁Temple ▁is ▁not ▁yet ▁known ▁( or ▁on ▁a ▁river )? ▁Ar ath ali ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁tem ples ▁of ▁K ott arith i ▁near ▁Th ir u van ch ikk ul am . ▁ ▁Festival ▁and ▁daily ▁po o ja ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁po oj as ▁here ▁on ▁a ▁regular ▁basis . ▁( U sha ▁po o ja