the thuiruvullakkavu sree dharma sastha temple is a hindu temple located in cherpu of thrissur district of kerala. the deity is lord dharma shastha in standing posture with arch and a bow. an enchanting shrine in the midst of a dense forest, a gusher of beneficent spirit-that was the temple of thiruvullakkavu, centuries back. lord sastha, the presiding deity, as the divine protector of the whole village settlement, showered benediction on a cultured rave. he rode the boundaries of the settlement on his white charger; the pure, microcosmic soul. full of devotion, the people reveled in the ineffable tenderness of sastha. a peaceful refuge for the troubled soul that was thiruvullakkavu.