Located in a small village Karumadi at a distance of 17 km from Ambalapuzha, in the district Alappuzha, Karumadikuttan is famous for its 3-feet large black granite statue of Lord Buddha. This place is a well-known Buddhist center in Alleppey and serves as a reminder of the remnants of Buddhist culture. This massive and stunning statue of Lord Buddha is set on the bank of Punnamada Lake at the backwaters and a shrine has been built surrounding the statue owing to its significance. The tranquility and holiness associated with this shrine are breathtaking. There are many tales that revolve around this striking statue and its shrine, which makes Karumadi a pilgrimage site of the Buddhist pilgrims. People from all across the country and abroad visit here to pay homage and seek blessings, as stories about its amazing healing properties have spread far and wide. The major thing that grabs attention when one sees this statue for the first time that it is broken on its left side. And of course, there is lore that explains this phenomenon. Though the statue of Lord Buddha is in a meditative and peaceful stance, it was violently destroyed by a Mughal emperor to slow down the spread of Buddhism in Kerala. But some believe that the left part of the statue was destroyed by an elephant. This statue is now kept under the protection of the Archeological Survey of India. Famous monk Dalai Lama had also visited this place in around 1965.