Arathil Candoth family and the protecting family deity, Arathil Bhagavathi are inseperably linked in such a way that one cannot think of one without remembering other.

The Golden era of the candoth family begins with the arrival of the Arathil Bhagavathy from the place called Arathil. From then on, the history of the family is inscribed in golden letters as one can see it today.We will begin with the history of Arathil Devi the presiding Goddess of Arathil Candoth Family today.

Let us leaf through the history of the Arathil family. There are two stories substantiating how the house of Candoth became to be known as Arathil Candoth. The first one goes to narrate that as Candoth family did not have a female member, it had adopted a girl from Arathil and that the Goddess has accompanied the girl along with the Subordinate Devas.

The second story appears to have better credibility and rationale. Thrikkaikkunnu Shiva Temole was one among the many Temples that the Kottayam Royal family had kept under its control. The folklore has it that this Temple's festival which was celebrated for a period spanning 14 days had been an extravaganza replete with pomp and pageantry and that people from far and wide used to converge on this temple to witness this gala affair in thousands, to feast upon the many splendoured pragramme that included the local flavoured koodiyattam, Kathakali and the congregation of the scholars, not to mention to devour to their heart's content the grand feast specially catered for this occasion. It is said that on a festival day, at the end of the programmes a young girl was found unescorted and standed wailing to her highest possible pitch, whom the compassionate head of the Candoth family took into his care and took to Candoth house