Kilimarathukavu Temple, Kadakkal

Kilimarathukavu Shiva Parvathy Temple stands at Kadakkal in Kollam district. An ancient temple is believed to have stood here and been destroyed, with only its idols left, and a new temple was built in the 21st century; the Travancore Devaswom Board took it over in 2011. Two Shiva images are worshipped, Shiva and Mahanadan, along with Dharma Sastha.

Legend says that here Shiva, disguised as a tribal hunter with Parvati as a tribal woman, met Arjuna as both shot an asura in the form of a boar. In the quarrel that followed Arjuna struck the hunter, until Parvati revealed who he was; Arjuna bowed down, received the Pashupatastra and was told that whoever prayed at this spot would be blessed, after which Shiva vanished and a linga appeared. Festivals include Maha Shivaratri in Kumbham, Navaratri in Kanni, Skanda Shashti in Thulam, Mandala–Makaravilakku in Vrischikam and Hanuman Jayanti in Medam.