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Kainoor, Thrissur district, Kerala · 10.5003°, 76.2774°
An east-facing Shiva temple on the bank of the Manali river at Kainoor in Thrissur district, counted among the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala. A large eastern gopuram was added in recent years; Maha Shivaratri in the month of Kumbham is its main festival.
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.
Tradition credits the sage Parasurama with installing the deity here as one of the 108 Shiva shrines of Kerala.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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