Manarcad Devi Temple is located around 8 km from Kottayam town at Manarcad, Kerala. The main festival is observed on the Friday after 52 Kalam Pattu which begins on the first day of Vrischika Masam (November 16). On the Friday after 52 Kalam Pattu, desha kuruti, pattu kalam and kudal mahotsavam are held – the seven day festival is usually begins on the first Friday of January. Meena Bharani and Pathamudayam are the other two festival observed in the temple. On Meena Bharani and Pathamudayam, Kumbha Kuda Ghosha Yatra, Kalamkariykkal, Thookam and Garudan Thookkam are held. The main murti worshipped in the temple is Bhagavathi and She faces east. The murti is made of Panchaloha kannadi. The Upa Devatas worshipped in the temple are Subrahmanian, Nagaraja, Sastha, Ganapathi and Rakshas. This temple is the 28th Kavu among the 64 Kavus (Kavukal) in Kerala. The deity in the temple is paradevata of 28 karas. The temple was built by Vembanattu mannan (who ruled from Vennimala). Story of