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High medieval · Hindu · India

Chowalloor Siva Temple

Guruvayur, Thrissur district, Kerala · 10.6058°, 76.0728°

Shiva, with ParvathiUndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

One of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala and one of five Shiva shrines ringing Guruvayur. Its sanctum carries a copper roof with a golden finial, and a Subrahmanya shrine was added in renovations in 2001.

Sthala katha — the legend

Folklore holds that the sage Parashurama installed the Shiva image here.

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Sources

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