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Avanoor Sreekanteswaram Mahadeva Temple

Avanur, Thrissur district, Kerala · 10.6114°, 76.1760°

ShivaUndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple at Avanur in Thrissur district, built in the architecture of Kerala and counted among the 108 Shiva temples of the state.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

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 shrines installed across Kerala by the sage Parasurama.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined