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Guruvayur, Thrissur district, Kerala · 10.6058°, 76.0728°
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.
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.
Folklore holds that the sage Parashurama installed the Shiva image here.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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