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High medieval · Hindu · India

Aluvamkudi Sree Mahadeva Temple

Gurunathanmannu, Pathanamthitta, Kerala · 9.2681°, 77.0061°

ShivaUndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded; rediscovered 1940s
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple at Gurunathanmannu in Pathanamthitta district that lay abandoned until a hunter came upon it in the 1940s. Worship was restored and is now held on the first day of every Malayalam month, with Shivaratri as the yearly festival.

Sthala katha — the legend

The shrine is held to have been established by Parashurama, and local tradition says Rama performed worship at the spot.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined