Lord Subrahmanya in this temple is famous as Thrukkidangoorappan. Parighapuresan is another name for the Lord because Kidangoor is also called Parighapuram. Subrahmanya is worshipped in Brahmachari Bhava. Lord considers all women who enters in the temple as His mother (Goddess Sree Parvathy). When mother comes to see her son he has to bow and worship her by leaving the Sreekovil. In order to avoid this difficulty, women are not permitted to enter inside the nalambalam. They can worship the lord by entering into the Valiyambalam through Balikkalppura. When Lord Muruka comes out of the temple nalambalam during Utsavam for ezhunnallathu, pallivetta,sheeveli etc there is no restriction for women to worship Him.

Lord Subrahmanya in this temple is famous as Thrukkidangoorappan. Parighapuresan is another name for the Lord because Kidangoor is also called Parighapuram. Subrahmanya is worshipped in Brahmachari Bhava. Lord considers all women who enters in the temple as His mother (Goddess Sree Parvathy). When mother comes to see her son he has to bow and worship her by leaving the Sreekovil. In order to avoid this difficulty, women are not permitted to enter inside the nalambalam. They can worship the lord by entering into the Valiyambalam through Balikkalppura. When Lord Muruka comes out of the temple nalambalam during Utsavam for ezhunnallathu, pallivetta,sheeveli etc there is no restriction for women to worship Him.

It is believed that the idol of Subramanya Swami came out of the ‘Kamandulu’ or pot carried by maharsi Gauna when it tiled and the water lowed out. According to the legends the Gauna Nadi(Meenachil river) starts from the Kamandalu of Gauna Maharshi like the river Kaveri from Agasthya Maharshi's Kamandalu. Hence this river got the name Gauna Nadi. Gauna Maharshi filled his Kamandalu with Sapthanadi Theertham (water from the 7 holy rivers - Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswathy, Sindhu, Narmmada, Godavari and Kaveri). A beautiful idol of Lord Subrahmanya was also kept in his kamandalu. He was eagerly waiting for the Darshan of Lord Sree Rama in his return journey to Ayodhya after killing Ravana.

Sree Rama was accompanied by large number of devotees like Vibhishana, Sugreeva, Hanuman and Angada in the Pushpaka Vimana. So Maharshi Gauna could not see Lord Sri Rama and Sita Devi properly. So the angry Gauna threw the kamandalu away and the idol of Subrahmanya Swami came out. These incidents occured on a hill and since then the hill is known as Kudamuruttimala. This flow of water became a river and thus the present Gauna nadi was formed. Along wih the flow of the water, the idol was carried away to the Vishnu temple in Kidangoor and was later installed in a new sreekovil. This is the present Kidangoor Subrahmanya Swami Temple. So the water in Gauna river is as holy as the Sapthanadi Teertham.

UPADEVATAS

Bhagavathi (Bhuvaneshwari)

There is a Bhagavathi(Bhuvaneswari) Prathishta (facing south) on a pillar inside the Koothambalam. Pushpanjaly, Raktha pushpanjaly, Guruthi, Vara nivedyam, Kadumpayasam and Vella nivedyam are the main offerings for Bhuvaneswari.

Bharata Muni’s concept of Natya Shastra is evident in the sculptural work inside the Kuthambalam. So this is different from all other Kuthambalams of various temples of kerala. It is believed that Peunthachan desiged this koothambalam.The scenes from Ramayana and Mahabharatha are beautifuly sculptured on the Ragamandapam of the Kuthambalam. There is a huge pillar curved out of the wood of “Kurumthotti”-a medicinal plant. Inside the hall there is a vigraha of Devi Bhuvaneswari. Woman are not allowed to enter the Kuthambalam and the ‘Nalambalam’ ’Koothu ‘ and ‘Koodiyattom’are performedinside the Koothambalam. A special performance of ‘Brahmachari Koothu’is conducted only in this temple and this temple and this is for the benefit of those who have no children. Mahamaya Devi, enshrined in the Kuthambalam facing south is well inside by devotees for the removal of all their problems and for the destruction of enemies. During the Annual Festival Chakiyar Koothu is conducted regularly.

MAHAVISHNU

Lord Mahavishnu, locally known as Vadakkumthevar, is worshipped with equal importance in the temple. The sreekovil of Lord Vishnu is to the north of the Subrahmanya sreekovil within the same nalambalam. The idol of Mahavishnu is in Chathurbahu form wearing Sankha, Chakra, Gada and Padma. Vishnu temple has ashtadikpalakadi parivaraprathishta and namaskara mandapam. The vishnu temple is more ancient than the Subrahmanya temple. Pushpanjaly, Bhagya sooktha Archana, Nei vilakku, Paalppayasam, Thrikkai Venna, Vella nivedyam, Vishnu Pooja, Thrimadhuram, Thulassi Maala, Muzhukkappu and Thirumugam charthal are the main offerings for Vadakkumthevar.

SASTHA (AYYAPPA)

Sri Dharma Sastha is also worshipped in the temple. Sastha's sreekovil(shrine) is located to the south-west corner of the main temple. Pushpanjaly, Nei Vilakku, Neeranjanam, Vella nivedyam, Ellu Payasam, Muzhukkappu(Chandanam Charth) and Thirumugam(Chandanam Charth) are the main offerings for Sastha.