0 ▁PM . ▁The ▁temple ▁is ▁managed ▁by ▁a ▁special ▁De vas w om ▁( G ur uv ay ur ▁De vas w om ) ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Ker ala . ▁The ▁main ▁festiv als ▁of ▁this ▁temple ▁are ▁the ▁ 1 0 - day ▁festival ▁in ▁the ▁Mal ay al am ▁month ▁of ▁K umb ham ▁starting ▁with ▁flag ▁ho isting ▁on ▁P oo y am ▁star , ▁Sri ▁Kr ish na ▁Jan mas ht ami ▁( B irth day ▁of ▁Lord ▁Kr ish na ) ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁Ch ing am , ▁Ek adas i ▁( 1 1 th ▁day ) ▁in ▁the ▁sh uk la ▁pak sha ▁( br ight ▁fort night ) ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁V r isch ik am , ▁popular ly ▁called ▁as ▁G ur uv ay ur ▁Ek adas i ▁and ▁V ish u ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁Med am , ▁once ▁a ▁har vest ▁festival . ▁The ▁sub - de ities ▁of ▁this ▁temple ▁are ▁Gan ap ath i , ▁A yy app an ▁and ▁Bh ag av ath i , ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁two ▁sub - tem ples ▁each , ▁one ▁for ▁Gan ap ath i ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁for ▁Nag ade v ata ▁nearby ▁the ▁temple . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Pre - Col onial ▁history ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century , ▁" K ok as and es am " ▁( a ▁T amil ▁literary ▁work ), ▁references ▁to ▁a ▁place ▁called