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High medieval · Hindu · India

Chemmanthatta Mahadeva Temple

Chemmanthatta, Thrissur district, Kerala · 10.6500°, 76.1150°

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

History & significance

A Shiva temple at Chemmanthatta in Thrissur district counted among the 108 Shiva shrines of Kerala, with a gopuram rising about 33 m. The Archaeological Survey of India and the Kerala Ooralma Devaswom share responsibility for it.

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.

Local tradition credits the sage Parashurama with installing the temple's idol.

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Sources

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