Kanjilassery Maha Siva Temple

Sthala katha — the traditional account

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 holds that the sage Parashurama installed the idol, and that Kasi, Kanchipuram, Kanjirangad and Kanjilassery were all founded at the same moment.