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Early medieval · Hindu · India

Chakkamkulangara Siva Temple

Thrippunithura, Ernakulam district, Kerala · 9.9492°, 76.3455°

Shiva (with Parvati)UndeterminedKerala-Dravidian
Sacred since
900 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
over 1,000 years old
Undetermined

History & significance

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.

Sthala katha — the legend

The lingam is traditionally said to have been installed by the sage Parashurama.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined