This temple is in the District ofWayanad in Sultan Bathery. The chief deity is Ganapathi facing east. Four poojas are performed by Kozhikotiri Tantram. The Upadevatas are Baghavathi,Ayyappan, Nagaraja and Shiva. The temple flag is hoisted on the 15th of the Malayalam month of 'Makaram' and the temple festival is conducted for 6 days. To get plenty of rain, 'Abhishekam with water' was performed. Sultan Bathery was previously known as Ganapathy Vattom because of the presence of the Ganapathy temple. During the time of Kulashekara this place was the temple is situated was known as Purakizha. Some believe that the kings of Purakizha completed the construction of the temple. Later the temple was in the hands of the rulers of Kottayam It is believed that Tipu destroyed the Temple and used the stones for building a Fort. After that the name of the place was changed into Sultan Bathery.
This temple is in the District ofWayanad in Sultan Bathery. The chief deity is Ganapathi facing east. Four poojas are performed by Kozhikotiri Tantram. The Upadevatas are Baghavathi,Ayyappan, Nagaraja and Shiva. The temple flag is hoisted on the 15th of the Malayalam month of 'Makaram' and the temple festival is conducted for 6 days. To get plenty of rain, 'Abhishekam with water' was performed. Sultan Bathery was previously known as Ganapathy Vattom because of the presence of the Ganapathy temple. During the time of Kulashekara this place was the temple is situated was known as Purakizha. Some believe that the kings of Purakizha completed the construction of the temple. Later the temple was in the hands of the rulers of Kottayam It is believed that Tipu destroyed the Temple and used the stones for building a Fort. After that the name of the place was changed into Sultan Bathery. 
