Mayapiran Temple, one of the five
Pandava temples in
Kerala, is located about 5 km west of
Chengannur Railway Station. The chief deity Mayapiran (Lord
Krishna) along with Taayar Porkodi Nachiyar is in standing position facing the east of the temple. According to Hindu myth, the Pandava prince Bheemasena built this temple after a great yaga. It is also believed that
Saptarshis gained deliverance here.
