Panchalimedu is a beautiful hillside spot located near
Kuttikkanam in Kerala. The place is associated with Pandavas of the Mahabharata
and is named after their wife Panchali. A cave located at Panchalimedu has
footprints of Bhima, the second of the Pandava brothers.
Legend has it that during the exile period in the
Mahabharata, Pandavas and Panchali visited the place. There is a pond located
here which is known as Panchali Kulam.
Thousands of devotees witness the Makara Jyoti lamp lit
during the Sabarimala
Temple pilgrimage on
January 14 from the area near Panchalikulam.
There is temple dedicated to Goddess Bhuvaneshwari at
Panchalimedu. The areas near the temple have Shivling, Trishul and Naga
murtis. They are spread across the hill.
Panchalimedu is located around 10 km from Kuttikanam.