The famous Pandavas stopped to celebrate the funerals of their relatives who died in the Mahabharata War and named Bharathapuzha after the name of the river. At the edge of the river, they performed some statues. They are Someshwaram, Ivor Madam and Kothakurssi. The legend of the three is the same.
It is said that Bharatha is the river that Lord Parasurama brings to the Ganga River is an underground river. There are five bathing ghats in Bharatha. They are Thituvilluamala, Thirunjikkuzhi, Thruthala,
Thirunavaya and Thirumittakkode. Both shores are superior and there are Harihara temples in this shoreline. The ghats from Thiruvilluamala to Bharatha are equivalent to those of the Manikarnnika of Varanasi. Pandas are believed to have crossed the Punarjani caves in the southeastern part of the temple (indebtedness to Nalangal Krishnappilla).
The statue of Sri Someshwara linga is here in a sanctorum round, the Upadevas Unni Ganap – restored inside the temple and Sri Ayyappa and the Snakes outside the temple.The Sreekovil is rather big. Here also Siva is in Rowdra Bhava. Darshan is towards east.