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Manjapra, Ernakulam district, Kerala · 10.2021°, 76.4525°
A Shiva temple at Manjapra in Ernakulam district where the deity is worshipped in his hunter form, Kirathamoorthy or Vettakkaran, and which is reckoned among the 108 major Shiva shrines. Its main festival runs eight days in the Malayalam month of Makaram.
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.
The shrine is said to have first held an image of Devi, and Kartavirya Arjuna, finding her presence absent when he came for darshan, is held to have consecrated Shiva in her place.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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