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Ashtamangalam, Karyattukara (Thrissur district), Kerala · 10.5180°, 76.1866°
A Shiva temple at Karyattukara in Thrissur city, built in Kerala style with east-facing sanctums. Maha Shivaratri, celebrated in the Malayalam month of Kumbha, is its main festival.
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.
It is held to be one of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala consecrated by the sage Parasurama.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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