TIRUVIL WAMALA - THE SEAT OF RAMA & LAKSHMANA

Soon after enshrining the Mahavishnu's image given by Lord Siva in the temple built by him, Parasurama appointee Six Illoms called Parasudayavars to look after the administrative activities of the temple. With joint consultations and cooperative efforts the carried on the day to day work helping the Tantris appointed to performing nithya naimithika pujas. Later the entire work was passed on to Perumbadappu and Neduviruppan - Cochin and Zamoran rulers. When feuds raised their ugly heads they referred this to the British for verdict. 

The foreign overlords bypassing the just legal rights of Zamorins, preferred the Cochin Maharaja Saktan Thampuran. This injustice, continued for sometime, but it did help both the adored and adorers including priests in a mysterious way. It happened during Tippu Sultan's military campaign of the keraladesa in 1789. The temple would have tasted the wrath of the iconoclast, but was spared, because he learnt at the nick of moment that is situated in the dominion of Cochin, ruled by his best churn. 

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