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The Uma maheshwara temple lies in Kollam town's heart. Walking from the clock tower junction of chinnakada and turning westward through the main road, at Uma maheshwara junction, you come to the entrance of sree Uma maheshwara swami temple. It has a resplendent legend woven around it. According to tradition, lord shiva and Parvathi who arrived at agastyagiri, continued their journey northward. The variegated sylvan scenes-dense forests, herds of tuskers, swinging monkeys, springing tigresses, wild bisons, peacock pirouetted hills,vine-netted arbors, woodland streams, facades of hermitages, enchanting anchorite virgins provided festive delight to the eyes of the divine couple, Gauri and Shankar. At dusk, lord Girish poised on Nandi, the divine bull and Girija perched on her lion, traveling the ethereal zones above the sequestered streets shaded by verdant woods issuing fragrance, reached kollam the ancient city of king jayasimha, lord shiva who surveyed the beautiful homesteads, gorgeous gardens, salubrious baths, busy streets and majestic highways of that holy city told his spouse that the city is so homely that it tempts one to sprung ones own home. Goddess Parvathi captivated by the city's charms suggested to induchooda that they would put up for the night at Kollam, surpassing even the celestial regions in its glory. Accordingly, Uma and maheshwar are clined on the sand bed at the foot of the towering banyan tree at the city's center. The cool breeze from the Arabian sea derived ecstasy by caressing the divine couple. Heavens rained flowers upon them. Spirits kept vigil. In the presence of Parvathi and parameshwara the precincts attained the holiness of mount kailasa.