This is a grandiose temple, probably ". . . one of the largest of its kind in Kērala and perhaps in Kānara also, . . ." says K. V. Soundara Rajan, in his book Temple Architecture in Kērala¹. According to him the temple is "Datable in its original inner unit to perhaps around the 15th Century A. D. renovated into its present form later." Three storied gajaprshṭha śrikovil is a beautiful piece of architecture. The model is similar to the śrikovils in Adooru Mahālingēswara and Payyannur Subramonia temples.

Famous as Madhur Mahā Ganapathy Temple, this ancient temple of Madananthēswara Vināyaka is situated in Kāsaragod taluk, Madhur Panchāyat, on the banks of Madhuvāhini river on its west bank with an east frontage. The temple is distant six kilometres from Kāsaragod bus stand, in the north-east direction. Though Śiva takes the prime place in the temple, the temple is famous for its Ganapathy pratishṭha. Thus the name of the temple accommodates both the principal deities in its title; Madananthēswara Sidhivināyka Temple. The figure of Lord Ganapathy is in the south wall.

Moodappa Sēwa, covering the Ganapathy idol with Appam, is an elaborate and expensive offering to the Ganapathy. This is a costly and time consuming offering which takes place rarely, the previous ones on record are in 1787 A.D, 1962 A.D and 1992 A.D. This is accompanied by Veda pārayana. There is a Vēda Paṭhasala functioning in the temple itself where children are taught Vēdas daily.

The Upadēvatās include Kāśi Viśwanāthan, Śāstha, Durga, Surbramonian, Śivan, Vīrabhadran etc.

The temple was photographed in 2005.

External resources: This video has a fair representation of the beautiful sculptures seen under the roof.

1. Govt. of Kerala publication, 1974.