Thodikkalam Sivakshetram Edumbapalam,Talasari,Kerala

Thodikalam Temple, a 16th-century Shiva temple, is a two-storied quadrangular vimana with a copper-plated roof. It was owned by the rulers of North Kottayam, known as Pazhassi Kovilakom, a branch of the promising Chirakkal (Kolathunad) royal family. The temple was renovated by Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja in the last quarter of the 18th century. During the war with the British East India Company, the Pazhassi Raja often used this temple as a protective shield. The British army attacked the temple with cannons. The (gopuram) entrance and the Nalambalam were all destroyed in the war. Only the main sanctum sanctorum remained.

The ornate wall of the sanctum sanctorum is of laterite with a layer of plaster on which auspicious murals are painted. The main deity, Lord Shiva, faces east. A granite Nandi is installed on the square shaped Namaskar Mandap. The top floor of the Sreekovil is smaller than the ground floor and both are structured by protruding pillars. The walls of the ground floor are decorated with murals and except the eastern wall they are divided by false doors in the middle. Embossed sculptures representing various gods and goddesses (Sudhakilpa) adorn the walls. They are made of wood skeleton, white lime, clay, laterite powder, jaggery, sand and tree extract. The pranala, the stone pipe used to drain the liquid, is long and carved at its tip. The sub-temples are Ganapati and Ayyappan. The pond of the temple is located in the south-east of the temple complex. The Department of Archaeology declared this temple and the surrounding area as a protected monument in 1993. The department also undertook structural conservation of Sreekovil during 1997-98 and its murals were scientifically preserved in 2003. The temple is now managed by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment.