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High medieval · Hindu · India
Anandeshwaram Mahadeva Temple
Pandanad, Alappuzha district, Kerala · 9.3350°, 76.3739°
ShivaUndetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A Shiva temple at Pandanad in Chengannur taluk, Alappuzha district. The original shrine stood on the bank of the Pampa and was destroyed when the river shifted course, after which the deity was moved to the present site nearby.