
Nature of the Place: Hill / monumental pilgrimage attraction
Ramayana Relevance — What Happened Here: Jatayu fought Ravana in the sky while trying to rescue Sita and fell after his wings were severed.
Ramayana Reference / Textual Context: Aranya Kanda
Sthala Purana / Local Tradition and Present Identification: The event is explicit, but the Chadayamangalam identification competes with other traditions. It is included because it is a major separately visitable Jatayu site.
What a Pilgrim Can See: Jatayu sculpture, hilltop landscape and Rama temple tradition
Temple / Site Timings: Opening hours and access conditions may change. Prefer a daylight visit for outdoor, hill, cave, forest and coastal sites, and reconfirm locally before travel.
Contact: Contact the temple office, district tourism office or local site administration shortly before travel; telephone numbers are intentionally not printed where a stable official number could not be verified.
| Category | Ramayana Places |
| address | Jatayu Junction, Jatayu Nature Park Rd, Chadayamangalam, Kerala 691534 |
| state | Kerala |
| district | Kollam |
| city | Chadayamangalam |
| area | Jatayu Junction |
| pincode | 691534 |