Kodumon Chilanthiyambalam Temple, Pathanamthitta

Kodumon Chilanthiyambalam Temple stands at a distance of 16 km away from the town of Pathanamthitta. It is situated at a tiny town called Kodumon in Pathanamthitta. The residing deity of this temple is Mahalakshmi and is worshipped by all people regardless of caste and religion.

This shrine is said to have been constructed during the reign of the last king of the Sakthibhadra kingdom. Kodumon is also famous as the birth place of the famed author Ascharya Chudamani, Sree Shakthi Bhadra. There is a magical well in the premises of the Kodumon Chilanthiyambalam Temple. The well is called “Chilaanthikinar”, meaning “spider well”. The water of this well has magical powers to heal all kinds of skin diseases. People from nearby places and far-off lands come here to get cure of skin diseases.