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High medieval · Hindu · India
Elamgulam Sree Dharma Sastha Temple
Elamgulam, Kottayam district, Kerala · 9.5942°, 76.7301°
Dharma Sastha (Ayyappan)UndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1200 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
deity held to be c. 800 years old; renovated 2023
Undetermined
History & significance
A Sastha temple at Elamgulam in Kottayam district whose written history begins with its management by the Edappally royal family; control passed from the Nair Service Society to a wider committee in 1978. A major rebuilding in stone, wood and copper was completed in January 2023, and its annual Gajamela brings out some fifteen elephants.