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High medieval · Hindu · India
Avanavanchery Sri Indilayappan Temple
Avanavanchery, Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala · 8.6933°, 76.8319°
Shiva as Indilayappan (with Umamaheswara)TravancoreTravancore
Sacred since
1200 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
13th c. (Travancore patronage)
Travancore
History & significance
A 13th-century Shiva temple about 3 km from Attingal town in Thiruvananthapuram district, built under Travancore royal patronage and counted among the older temples of Kerala. Sub-shrines house Ganesha, Ayyappan and the naga deities.