The famous Vaikom Mahadeva temple situated in Kottayam district, on the shores of Vembanad lake, has with it the vibrating moments of history since the famous Vaikkom Satyagraha in 1924 which demanded the equal right of all Hindus to enter the temple was held here. Vaikkom gets its name from Vyaghra Pada, the sage who carried the idol of Lord Shiva to the temple.
