At Malamel, there is a huge rock on which there is a famous Shiva Temple. A temple festival is held on 3 December. The temple has 5 doors and is considered to be divine and ancient because of the close proximity of "Jadayupara" (Chadayamangalam) (the rock that "Jadayu" carried on his wings). It has also a cave at extreme left of the temple, which a British Adventurer in the year 1946, tried in vain to venture into, and which leads to the Kulathupuzha Forest. This cave is believed to be a haven for very venomous snakes.