Valiya Kadutha & Kochu Kadutha

Valiya Kadutha & Kochu Kadutha Swami at Sabarimala

Their were two Kalari warriors from Ambalapuzha Yogam called Mallanaya Raman and Villanaya Krishnan who fought for Ayyappaswamy against Udayanan. Mallanaya Raman was actually Kochu Kadutha and Villanaya Krishnan was 2nd to Kochu Kadutha far as rankings were concerned.

All these Ambalapuzha Yogam warriors were meticulously trained by Valiya Kadutha or Kadutha Asan. While Kadutha is not actually his name, it's believed that he was specially brought from Wayanad to train young men to resist forest brigands who looted at will.

Asan in malayalam means a teacher. Valiya Kadutha for his services to the Pandalam Royalty was honoured by Ayyappaswamy in front of the holy eighteen steps,standing guard for eternity.

Kochukadutha is believed to have lost both his legs in the battle against Udayanan and was literally carried by others to Sabarimala for the punapratishta. After the punapratishta it's said that the brave Kochukadutha refused to return to Pandalam, preferring to stay back in Sabarimala
as a 'vilakku veppu karan ' or one who regularly lights the holy lamp for Ayyappa Swamy. He has his temple near the Malikappuram Temple, just bang opposite to Mani Mandapam

Kochkadutha's family, till the TDB stripped them of their rights to perform poojas during Makaravilakku at Malikapuram. Kochukadutha 's ancestral home people used to bring a peetam from Mundakathu kavu Veedu, Chengannur, to perform poojas and take it back.