Myths have it that lord Shiva tied his mount Nandhi in a big banyan tree here and watched the death of Mahishi by the hands of his beloved son, Ayyappa.Hence the place got the name Kalaketty, (Kala means Ox and ketty means to tie).
Myths have it that lord Shiva tied his mount Nandhi in a big banyan tree here and watched the death of Mahishi by the hands of his beloved son, Ayyappa. Thus the place got the name Kalaketty, (Kala means Ox and ketty means to tie).