ARAKATHU devi temple of Idagramam of Nemom Panchayat, in thiruvananthapuram is one of the oldest temples of Sothern Kerala. Idagramom is a small village sandwhiched between the Mahavishnu Temple of Chirakara Villages of Kaimanom in the north-east and the parashurama Temple of Thiruvallam Village in the north-west. Accordingly. The village came to be known as Idagramom (Ida – in between and Gramam – Village). The temple has a history of more than 500 years.