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High medieval · Hindu · India
Karat Shiva Temple
Kommayad, near Mananthavady, Wayanad district, Kerala · 11.7441°, 76.0116°
ShivaUndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 1,000 years old; rebuilt after 18th-c. destruction
Undetermined
History & significance
A hill-country Shiva temple near Mananthavady reckoned about a thousand years old, destroyed in the 18th century during Tipu Sultan's campaigns. It was rebuilt through an effort led by Krishnan Nambeesan with help from residents of several faiths, and the reconsecration is marked each year on 10-11 May.