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Chengannur, Kerala · 9.3243°, 76.6114°
A major Shiva temple near the Pamba in Alappuzha district, ranked with Ettumanoor, Vaikom and Vadakkunnathan among Kerala's great Shaiva shrines and administered by the Travancore Devaswom Board; the goddess is enshrined behind the linga facing west.
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.
Parvati is said to have come here after her marriage and to have observed her monthly seclusion for twenty-eight days before granting darshan to sage Agastya - the origin of the rare Thripputhu observance, when the temple closes for three days.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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