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Ameda Temple which is situated in Puthiyakavu is one of the few Nagaraja temples in Kerala. It is situated in Udayamperoor. The deity here is Saptha maathrukkal ( Brahmani,Maheswari,kowmaari,vishnavi,vaaraahi,indraani,chaamundeswari) ,Nagaraja and also many other gods like Nagayakshi, Shiva, Mahavishnu(Narasimha moorthi)and Vigneshwara. The temple has Vembanad Lake near it.

History
Lord Parasurama once travelling through the western coast of India, incidentally reached the place where the temple is presently situated. As usual he stepped into the lake for 'Sandhyavandana' during sunset .Then he saw a bright light at a distance. Curiosity to know about the source of light prompted him to walk forward toward the center of the lake. Suddenly divine knowledge came to him that the origin of the light is 'Sapthamathrukkal' who were travelling through the lake on the top of the tortoise (aama in malayalam).

Meanwhile the tortoise had become unable to travel as the water had paved way for Lord Parasurama who was moving towards the centre of the lake. The place where the tortoise became standstill came to be known as 'Amaninnayidam' and later on become 'Ameda'. Since his spurt of movement towards the centre of the lake caused the stillness of the tortoise and thereby the stoppage of the journey of the 'Sapthamathrukkal', Lord Parasurama decided to construct a magnificent temple at the same place where the tortoise stopped its travel. And hence the Ameda temple came into its being at its present position.

Karthika Pooja
Karthika Pooja is one of the most important offerings that are conducted in the Ameda temple. In days of Karthika star special offerings such as Dwadashakshari Pooja and special Archana are conducted in the sreekovil.Thrikarthika(Karthika star on malayalam month Vrischikam) is an important day. Karthika payasam is offered to  Vaishnavi on the day of Karthika star. Couples visit  the  temple continuously for one year on the Karthika star and offer Karthika payasam for child birth.

Bhagavati seva and Guruthy Pooja
Giving more importance to Vaishnavi, Bhagavati seva is done for the first 12 days of the Malayalam month (Karkidakam). On the 41st day of Mandala Pooja( Nov-Dec) an offering named Guruthy is done in 12 large vessels giving more importance to Chamundi.