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Thrippunithura, Ernakulam district, Kerala · 9.9492°, 76.3455°
One of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala named in the Shivalaya Stotram, standing north of the Poornathrayeesa temple in Thrippunithura, the old Brahmin settlement that served as the Cochin kingdom's capital. It is unusual in also carrying a full Navagraha installation.
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.
The lingam is traditionally said to have been installed by the sage Parashurama.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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