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.

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