Spiritual leaders Brahmasree Jagadguru Swami Sathyananda Saraswathi, Sree Rama Dasa Mission, and founder of Punnyabhumi Daily hail from a village called Panimoola which just 2 kilometres from Pothencode is 18 km (11 mi) from East Fort.Pothenode Junction is 1 km away from Thiruvananthapuram Corporation limit.

Rock cut temples are one of the main styles of Kerala architecture from the 7th to 9th centuries AD.

This cave temple is found at the mid-height of the rock, facing south west.

The left wall of the ardhamondapa carries a Ganapathy figure and the right side is a local chieftain.

Karoor is the nearest place where two temples, one high school, and two sports and arts clubs are situated.