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Aluva, Kerala · 10.1167°, 76.3546°
A temple on the sand bank of the Periyar at Aluva, counted among Kerala's 108 Shiva shrines and unusual in having no sreekovil: the linga rises directly from the riverbed sand, which is why the Sivaratri gathering on the Aluva Manalpuram is held in the open.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Folklore holds that the sage Parashurama installed the image here.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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