vadakurumbakavu Temple at one time was a Kavu. There were no buildings attached to the Kavu. The deity' was placed at the foot of a tree. The Kavu at that time was called "Padaparambakavu".

The Kavu was situated at Thiroor Desam in Kolazhi village. The village then was part of the old Cochin state. In olden days, Kerala was divided into different princely states, prominent among them were Zamurin of Kozhikode, Maharajah of Cochin, and Maharajah of Travancore. Those princely states were not on good terms. They quarreled with each other and fought several wars.

To avoid any kind of suspicion,Brahmins told him that the purpose of the visit was strictly religious. Zamurin had great respect for Namboodhiri Brahmins and so he allowed them to meet the king. However he asked the security staff to check up the Brahmins while they were going in and coming out. The Brahmins meWie Maharajah and disclosed the plan they had in mind, according to which, the Maharajah had to wear the dress of one of the the Brahmins and had to accompany the rest of the Brahmins when they returned. One of the Brahmins in the guise of Maharajah had to remain in the cell. The plan worked and the king made his escape.

Zamurin of Kozhikode ruled cochin for a period of 5 years with Trichur as his capital. During the reign he showed a special interest in Vadakurumba Kavu. It is said that priest a priest carrying the idol of Zamurin’s protective deity always accompanied Zamorin’s army, the priest placed the idol at a foot of a tree in Vadakurumba Kavu. In the war that followed Zamorin had a decisive victory. Zamorin’s belief on devi increased day by day , finally he decided to return and he decided to built a temple in place of Kavu. He built Sree Kovil and Mukha Mandapam. Due to a lot wars situations he couldn’t complete temple. King of Cochin was awaiting for another chance to defeat Zamorin, finally he won the war with a combined force with King of Travancore and Zamorin went back to his home country Kozhikode.3

After a few decades Sultan of Mysore Attacked Cochin and neighbour places, the army was lead by Sardar Khan. They attacked several temple including Vadakurumba Kavu. They broken deity. In 1850 villagers decided to renovate the temple and they built VALIYAMBALAM and CHUTTAMBALAM. Many kinds of Poojas done with flowers and vegetables. Later Nadapura and Gopurams built by temple management.